NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Longest word
hortatory
9 letters
Top scorer
atrophy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
2
5
1
2
–
–
10
H
3
1
1
–
–
1
6
O
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
P
5
4
2
1
–
1
13
R
3
2
2
4
1
–
12
T
14
7
6
2
–
–
29
Σ
29
19
13
10
1
2
74
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ao 1ap 4ar 2at 3
H
ha 3ho 3
O
oa 2or 2
P
pa 6ph 2po 4pr 1
R
ra 6ro 6
T
ta 10th 3to 7tr 7ty 2
All 74 answers
305 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aorta5
apart5
apathy6
aport5
apparat7
arhat5
arty1
atop1
★atrophypangram14
attar5
hart1
hath1
hatha5
hoot1
hortatory9
hotpot6
oath1
oaty1
orator6
oratory7
paratroop9
parrot6
part1
party5
path1
patty5
phat1
photo5
port1
portray7
potato6
potty5
prat1
rapport7
rapt1
raptor6
ratatat7
rattrap7
ratty5
root1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
roto1
rotor5
tapa1
taproot7
taro1
tarot5
tarp1
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
tatty5
that1
throat6
throaty7
toot1
tooth5
toothy6
torah5
toro1
torpor6
tort1
trap1
tray1
troop5
trophy6
trot1
troth5
troy1
typo1
tyro1