NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 21, 2020
Longest word
intuition
9 letters
Top scorer
function
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
C
1
1
2
1
–
–
5
F
–
2
–
–
1
–
3
I
–
–
1
–
–
1
2
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
T
4
2
–
1
–
–
7
U
2
3
1
1
–
–
7
Σ
8
8
5
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.
C
co 2cu 3
F
fo 1fu 2
I
in 2
N
no 1
O
ou 1
T
to 2tu 5
U
un 7
All 26 answers
123 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★coconut7
count5
cuff1
cutoff6
cutout6
fount5
★functionpangram15
futon5
intuit6
intuition9
noun1
outfit6
tofu1
tout1
tuft1
tuition7
tunic5
tutti5
tutu1
unction7
uncuff6
uncut5
unfit5
union5
unit1
unto1