NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 18, 2020
Longest word
unbuttoning
11 letters
Top scorer
unbuttoning
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
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
11
Σ
B
4
–
2
3
–
1
–
–
10
G
1
–
–
3
–
–
–
–
4
I
–
–
1
–
–
2
–
–
3
N
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
1
2
–
1
–
1
–
5
T
2
1
2
4
1
–
–
–
10
U
2
1
–
1
2
–
–
1
7
Σ
10
3
8
11
4
3
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bo 1bu 9
G
go 2gu 2
I
in 3
N
no 1nu 1
O
ou 5
T
to 3tu 7
U
un 7
All 41 answers
244 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bout1
bugging7
bung1
bunion6
bunt1
bunting7
butt1
butting7
button6
★buttoningpangram16
gouging7
gout1
gunning7
gutting7
intuit6
intuiting9
intuition9
noun1
nubbin6
outgo5
outgoing8
outgun6
outgunning10
outing6
tonguing8
tout1
touting7
tubing6
tugging7
tuition7
tuning6
tutti5
tutting7
tutu1
unbutton8
★unbuttoningpangram18
union5
unit1
uniting7
unto1
untuning8