NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 24, 2020
Longest word
zoological
10 letters
Top scorer
zoological
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
10
Σ
A
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
C
8
6
2
–
1
–
–
17
G
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
I
–
1
–
1
–
1
–
3
L
3
3
1
1
–
–
–
8
Z
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
2
Σ
12
10
4
3
2
1
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2
C
ca 5ci 2cl 2co 8
G
gl 1
I
il 3
L
la 2li 1lo 5
Z
zo 2
All 33 answers
149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
cacao5
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
ciao1
cilia5
cloaca6
clog1
coal1
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
coil1
cola1
colic5
cool1
glacial7
iliac5
illogic7
illogical9
laic1
laical6
lilac5
local5
loci1
loco1
logic5
logical7
zoologic8
★zoologicalpangram17