NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 25, 2020
Longest word
cooldown
8 letters
Top scorer
clowned
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
C
1
2
–
1
1
5
D
1
2
1
1
–
5
E
1
1
–
1
–
3
L
1
1
–
1
1
4
N
–
1
–
–
–
1
O
1
1
–
–
–
2
W
6
2
8
–
–
16
Σ
11
10
9
4
2
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 2co 3
D
do 3dw 2
E
en 3
L
le 1lo 3
N
ne 1
O
ow 2
W
we 9wo 7
All 36 answers
166 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clown5
★clownedpangram14
cooldown8
cowed5
cowl1
dowel5
down1
downed6
dwell5
dwelled7
endow5
endowed7
enow1
lewd1
locoweed8
lowdown7
lowed5
newel5
owed1
owned5
wedded6
weed1
weeded6
weld1
welded6
well1
welled6
wend1
wended6
wood1
wooded6
wooden6
wooed5
wool1
woolen6
wowed5