NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
lapidary
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
9
10
Σ
A
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
D
5
10
2
1
–
–
1
19
I
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
L
3
1
–
–
1
–
–
5
P
1
2
3
–
1
–
–
7
R
1
3
1
1
1
–
–
7
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
14
18
6
2
3
0
1
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 1
D
da 5di 7dr 6dy 1
I
id 3il 1
L
la 4li 1
P
pa 5pi 1pl 1
R
ra 7
Y
ya 1
All 44 answers
202 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arid1
daddy5
daily5
dairy5
dally5
daylily7
dial1
diary5
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
dippy5
dray1
drill5
drip1
drippy6
dryad5
dryly5
dyad1
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
iliad5
lady1
laid1
★lapidarypangram15
lard1
lipid5
paddy5
paid1
pallid6
pallidly8
payday6
piddly6
plaid5
radar5
radial6
radially8
radii5
raid1
rapid5
★rapidlypangram14
yard1