NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 3, 2020
Longest word
expellee
8 letters
Top scorer
complex
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
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
Σ
C
2
1
1
1
–
5
E
3
4
–
–
1
8
L
1
–
–
–
–
1
M
4
1
–
–
–
5
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
6
–
3
–
–
9
Σ
17
6
4
1
1
29
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 2co 3
E
el 1em 1ep 1ex 5
L
lo 1
M
me 3mo 2
O
ol 1
P
pe 3po 6
All 29 answers
93 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
cello5
come1
compel6
★complexpangram14
elope5
emcee5
epee1
excel5
exec1
expel5
expellee8
expo1
lope1
melee5
meme1
memo1
mole1
mope1
oleo1
peel1
peep1
people6
poem1
pole1
pome1
pomelo6
pommel6
pope1