NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 8, 2020
Longest word
umpteen
7 letters
Top scorer
unkempt
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
E
1
–
–
–
1
K
2
1
–
–
3
M
–
–
1
–
1
P
10
1
2
–
13
T
1
2
2
–
5
U
–
1
2
2
5
Σ
14
5
7
2
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ep 1
K
ke 3
M
me 1
P
pe 7pu 6
T
te 4tu 1
U
um 1un 3up 1
All 28 answers
102 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★epee1
keep1
kempt5
kept1
meetup6
peek1
peen1
peep1
peke1
penmen6
penne5
pent1
puke1
pump1
punk1
punt1
puppet6
putt1
teepee6
temp1
tempt5
tepee5
tuneup6
umpteen7
★unkemptpangram14
unkept6
unpen5
upkeep6