NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 10, 2020
Longest word
invariant
9 letters
Top scorer
varmint
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
Σ
A
1
2
3
1
–
–
7
I
–
–
–
–
1
1
2
M
3
4
4
3
2
–
16
N
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
R
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
T
1
3
3
2
2
–
11
V
1
–
–
3
–
–
4
Σ
11
9
12
10
5
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1an 2ar 1at 2av 1
I
in 1ir 1
M
ma 11mi 5
N
na 3ni 1
R
ra 4
T
ta 6ti 2tr 3
V
va 3vi 1
All 48 answers
254 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airman6
anima5
anti1
arrant6
attain6
attaint7
avian5
invariant9
irritant8
main1
maintain8
mania5
manna5
manta5
mantra6
marina6
marinara8
martian7
martin6
martini7
mini1
minim5
minima6
minivan7
mint1
naan1
nana1
natant6
nirvana7
rain1
rani1
rant1
rattan6
taint5
tamarin7
tannin6
tantara7
tantra6
tartan6
tint1
titan5
train5
trainman8
trimaran8
vain1
variant7
★varmintpangram14
vitamin7