NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 5, 2020
Longest word
lengthened
10 letters
Top scorer
lengthened
17 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
E
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
G
7
1
3
2
–
–
–
13
H
–
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
L
–
1
3
–
1
–
1
6
Σ
8
6
7
2
1
0
1
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ed 2eg 1
G
ge 10gh 1gl 2
H
he 3
L
le 6
All 25 answers
119 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★edge1
edged5
egged5
geld1
gelded6
gelee5
gelled6
gelt1
gene1
gent1
genteel7
gentle6
gentled7
ghee1
glee1
glen1
hedge5
hedged6
henge5
ledge5
legend6
legged6
length6
lengthen8
★lengthenedpangram17