NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 4, 2020
Longest word
antioxidant
11 letters
Top scorer
antioxidant
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Σ
A
1
–
3
1
1
1
1
1
9
D
2
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
4
I
2
1
–
–
–
–
2
–
5
N
–
–
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
O
1
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
3
T
6
4
2
–
1
–
–
–
13
Σ
12
6
8
2
4
2
3
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1an 5at 3
D
da 1di 2do 1
I
id 1in 3io 1
N
na 2no 2
O
on 1ox 2
T
ta 7ti 2to 4
All 38 answers
216 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addition8
annotation10
anoint6
anti1
★antioxidantpangram18
antitoxin9
ataxia6
attain6
attaint7
data1
dint1
ditto5
donation8
idiot5
initiation10
into1
intonation10
iota1
natant6
nation6
notation8
notion6
onto1
★oxidantpangram14
★oxidationpangram16
taint5
tannin6
tattoo6
taxa1
taxation8
taxi1
taxon5
tint1
titan5
toad1
toon1
toot1
toxin5