NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Longest word
collective
10 letters
Top scorer
collective
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
C
9
9
3
1
1
–
1
24
E
–
2
1
2
2
–
–
7
I
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
L
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
O
–
2
1
–
1
–
–
4
V
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
13
15
6
4
4
0
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3ci 4cl 2co 15
E
ec 1el 4ev 2
I
ic 1il 1
L
li 2lo 2
O
oc 3ol 1
V
vi 1vo 1
All 43 answers
201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
celli5
cello5
cite1
civet5
civic5
civil5
clot1
clove5
cocci5
coevolve8
coil1
colic5
collect7
★collectivepangram17
collet6
collie6
colt1
cool1
coot1
cootie6
cote1
cove1
covet5
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
elective8
elicit6
evict5
evictee7
icicle6
illicit7
lice1
licit5
loci1
loco1
ocelot6
ocotillo8
octet5
oleic5
vice1
voice5