NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Longest word
floodwall
9 letters
Top scorer
dataflow
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
5
1
1
–
–
8
D
2
–
–
–
1
–
3
F
8
3
2
1
3
1
18
L
5
2
–
–
–
–
7
O
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
T
4
1
1
1
–
–
7
W
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
23
12
5
4
4
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1al 6at 1
D
da 1do 2
F
fa 4fl 7fo 7
L
lo 7
O
of 2
T
ta 2to 4tw 1
W
wa 2wo 2
All 49 answers
189 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afloat6
alfalfa7
allot5
allow5
aloft5
aloof5
alto1
atoll5
★dataflowpangram15
doll1
dolt1
fall1
falloff7
fallow6
fatal5
flat1
flatfoot8
flaw1
float5
flood5
floodwall9
flow1
foal1
fold1
follow6
fool1
footfall8
footwall8
fowl1
load1
loaf1
loft1
loll1
loofa5
loot1
lotto5
offal5
offload7
tall1
tallow6
told1
toll1
tool1
total5
twofold7
wall1
wallow6
wolf1
wool1