NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Longest word
enticement
10 letters
Top scorer
excitement
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
E
1
1
1
1
1
–
2
7
I
1
–
1
–
1
1
1
5
M
12
3
2
1
–
–
–
18
T
2
–
–
1
1
–
–
4
Σ
16
4
5
4
3
1
3
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 2
E
em 5en 1ex 1
I
ic 1im 2in 1it 1
M
me 4mi 14
T
te 2ti 2
All 36 answers
164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cement6
centime7
emcee5
emetic6
eminence8
eminent7
emit1
enticement10
★excitementpangram17
icemen6
imminence9
imminent8
incitement10
item1
meet1
meme1
mentee6
mete1
mice1
mien1
mime1
mimetic7
mimic5
mince5
mine1
mini1
minim5
mint1
minx1
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
teem1
tenement8
time1
titmice7