NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Longest word
abandoned
9 letters
Top scorer
bemoaned
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
2
3
–
1
12
B
18
5
18
1
2
–
44
D
–
–
2
1
–
–
3
E
1
2
–
–
1
–
4
M
–
2
1
1
1
–
5
N
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
22
15
24
6
4
1
72
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 6ad 2am 4
B
ba 14be 11bo 19
D
da 1de 2
E
eb 2em 2
M
ma 3mo 2
N
na 2no 1
O
ob 1
All 72 answers
338 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abandon7
abandoned9
★abdomenpangram14
abeam5
abed1
abode5
adobe5
adobo5
ameba5
amebae6
amoeba6
amoebae7
baaed5
baba1
babe1
baboon6
bade1
bamboo6
banana6
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
banded6
bane1
banned6
baobab6
bead1
beaded6
beam1
beamed6
bean1
beaned6
bedded6
been1
bemoan6
★bemoanedpangram15
bend1
boba1
bobbed6
bode1
boded5
bomb1
bombe5
bombed6
bonbon6
bond1
bonded6
bone1
boned5
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
booed5
boom1
boomed6
boon1
dabbed6
debone6
deboned7
ebbed5
ebon1
embed5
embedded8
mamba5
mambo5
mamboed7
mobbed6
moonbeam8
nabbed6
nabob5
noob1
oboe1