NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 9, 2020
Longest word
nonclinical
11 letters
Top scorer
convivial
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
2
4
–
1
–
–
–
–
7
C
2
5
6
4
3
4
–
–
24
I
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
L
5
2
–
2
–
–
–
–
9
N
5
1
1
–
2
1
–
1
11
O
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
V
1
–
1
3
2
–
–
–
7
Σ
16
14
10
11
7
5
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 6av 1
C
ca 9ci 1cl 5co 9
I
ic 2in 1io 1
L
la 4li 1ll 1lo 3
N
na 4ni 1no 6
O
oi 1on 1
V
va 3vi 2vo 2
All 64 answers
349 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anal1
anion5
anionic7
annal5
anon1
anvil5
avian5
canal5
cancan6
canna5
cannoli7
cannon6
canola6
canon5
canonic7
canonical9
civilian8
clan1
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
clonal6
cocoon6
coin1
colcannon9
colon5
colonial8
colonic7
conic5
conical7
★convivialpangram16
icon1
iconic6
incivil7
ionic5
laconic7
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lion1
llano5
loan1
loin1
loon1
naan1
nail1
nana1
naval5
niacin6
nonclinical11
nonillion9
nonlocal8
nonvocal8
noon1
nova1
oilcan6
onion5
vain1
vanilla7
vanillin8
villain7
violin6
★volcanicpangram15
volcano7