NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Longest word
rotorcraft
10 letters
Top scorer
offtrack
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
3
3
–
1
–
1
–
8
C
3
6
1
1
3
–
–
14
F
5
3
1
–
–
–
–
9
K
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
2
–
1
–
1
–
–
4
R
8
1
1
2
–
–
1
13
T
5
3
1
1
–
–
–
10
Σ
27
17
5
5
4
1
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1af 2ao 1ar 1at 3
C
ca 4co 4cr 6
F
fa 3fo 3fr 3
K
ka 2
O
of 1ok 1or 2
R
ra 3ro 10
T
ta 4to 2tr 4
All 60 answers
235 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actor5
afar1
afro1
aorta5
arco1
attar5
attract7
attractor9
carat5
carrot6
cart1
cataract8
coactor7
coatrack8
cofactor8
cork1
crack5
craft5
croak5
croc1
crock5
crook5
factor6
farro5
fart1
fora1
fork1
fort1
frack5
frat1
frock5
karat5
kart1
★offtrackpangram15
okra1
orator6
orca1
rack1
raft1
ratatat7
roar1
rock1
rococo6
roof1
rook1
root1
rotator7
roto1
rotor5
rotorcraft10
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartar6
toro1
tort1
track5
tract5
tractor7
trot1