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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 28, 2020

Longest word
pinniped
8 letters
Top scorer
unzipped
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
7
5 letters
11
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
D
2
1
2
2
–
7
E
–
1
1
–
–
2
I
–
2
1
–
–
3
N
1
1
1
1
–
4
P
3
3
2
–
1
9
U
–
3
–
–
2
5
Z
1
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
7
11
8
3
3
32

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

D
de 2di 5
E
ed 1en 1
I
in 3
N
ni 3nu 1
P
pi 9
U
un 5
Z
zi 2

All 32 answers

162 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
denied6
denizen7
died1
dine1
dined5
dipped6
dizzied7
eddied6
ennui5
indeed6
indie5
innie5
nine1
ninepin7
nipped6
nudie5
pied1
pine1
pined5
pinned6
pinniped8
pinup5
pipe1
piped5
pippin6
undid5
unpin5
unpinned8
unzip5
★unzippedpangram15
zine1
zipped6
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