NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 20, 2024
Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
friction
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
C
2
2
5
2
1
–
3
15
F
1
1
1
1
1
–
–
5
I
4
2
2
–
–
–
–
8
N
3
1
2
–
–
–
1
7
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
R
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
T
3
2
1
2
–
–
–
8
Σ
14
10
12
5
2
0
4
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1co 13cr 1
F
fi 2fo 1fr 2
I
ic 2in 3io 1ir 2
N
ni 2no 5
O
on 2
R
ri 1ro 1
T
ti 2to 4tr 2
All 47 answers
234 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★citron6
cocoon6
coffin6
coin1
concoct7
concoction10
confit6
confront8
conic5
contort7
contortion10
contrition10
corn1
cotton6
croon5
fiction7
finito6
font1
★frictionpangram15
front5
icon1
iconic6
info1
into1
intro5
ionic5
iron1
ironic6
nitric6
nitro5
noir1
nonfiction10
noon1
nori1
notion6
onion5
onto1
ricin5
rotini6
tinct5
tint1
tonic5
toon1
torn1
tortoni7
tricorn7
triton6