NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Longest word
outfoxed
8 letters
Top scorer
outfoxed
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
D
8
4
3
2
–
17
E
–
2
1
–
–
3
F
3
2
2
–
–
7
O
–
3
–
–
1
4
T
2
1
6
–
1
10
Σ
13
12
12
2
2
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 5do 7du 5
E
et 1ex 2
F
fe 4fo 3
O
of 1ou 3
T
te 2to 4tu 4
All 41 answers
182 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deed1
deeded6
deft1
detox5
detoxed7
dodo1
doff1
doffed6
dote1
doted5
dotted6
doxed5
dude1
duded5
duet1
duetted7
duff1
etude5
exude5
exuded6
feed1
feted5
feud1
feuded6
food1
footed6
foxed5
offed5
outdo5
outed5
★outfoxedpangram15
teed1
texted6
toed1
tooted6
toted5
touted6
tufted6
tutted6
tuxedo6
tuxedoed8