NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 20, 2020
Longest word
knickknack
10 letters
Top scorer
cackling
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
–
4
1
–
5
–
–
10
I
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
K
5
1
–
5
–
–
1
12
L
4
–
1
3
–
–
–
8
N
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
11
6
4
10
5
0
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ak 1al 2
C
ca 2cl 8
I
in 2
K
ki 10kn 2
L
la 3li 5
N
ni 2
All 37 answers
213 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★akin1
alack5
alkali6
★cacklingpangram15
caking6
clack5
★clackingpangram15
clank5
★clankingpangram15
click5
clicking8
clink5
clinking8
inking6
inkling7
kick1
kicking7
kill1
killing7
kiln1
kilning7
king1
kinging7
kink1
kinking7
knack5
knickknack10
lack1
★lackingpangram14
lank1
lick1
licking7
liking6
link1
linking7
nick1
nicking7