NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 19, 2020
Longest word
tarmacadam
10 letters
Top scorer
dramatic
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
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
C
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
D
1
1
1
–
1
–
–
4
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
M
8
3
2
1
–
1
–
15
R
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
2
1
2
1
–
–
1
7
Σ
15
6
7
2
1
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1am 1ar 1
C
ca 1cr 1
D
da 1dr 3
I
im 1
M
ma 10mi 5
R
ra 1
T
ta 3ti 1tr 3
All 33 answers
135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★admit5
amid1
armada6
cami1
cram1
dammit6
dram1
drama5
★dramaticpangram15
imam1
macadam7
macadamia9
madam5
maid1
maim1
mama1
mamma5
maraca6
marm1
mart1
mica1
midair6
midi1
mimic5
mitt1
ramada6
tarmac6
tarmacadam10
tatami6
timid5
tram1
tramcar7
trim1