NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 17, 2020
Longest word
alfalfa
7 letters
Top scorer
painful
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
Σ
A
1
3
3
1
8
F
5
3
3
–
11
L
3
1
1
–
5
N
4
–
–
–
4
P
7
4
1
2
14
U
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
21
11
8
3
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 5ap 2
F
fa 5fi 3fl 3
L
la 2lu 3
N
na 4
P
pa 9pi 1pl 2pu 2
U
ul 1
All 43 answers
152 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alfalfa7
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annuli6
apian5
appall6
fail1
fall1
faun1
fauna5
faunal6
filial6
final5
finial6
flail5
flan1
flap1
lain1
lanai5
luau1
luna1
lunula6
naan1
naif1
nail1
nana1
pail1
pain1
★painfulpangram14
pall1
palp1
panini6
papa1
papal5
papilla7
pilaf5
plain5
plan1
pupa1
pupal5
ulna1