NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 6, 2020
Longest word
attainability
13 letters
Top scorer
attainability
20 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
11
12
13
Σ
A
2
2
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
1
8
B
4
3
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
9
I
2
1
–
2
–
2
–
–
–
–
7
L
4
4
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
11
N
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
T
6
4
3
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–
–
–
–
–
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13
Σ
19
15
6
4
3
3
0
0
0
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 2an 1at 4
B
ba 3bi 4bl 2
I
il 1in 5it 1
L
la 5li 6
N
na 2ni 1
T
ta 4ti 9
All 51 answers
243 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ability7
alibi5
alit1
anti1
atilt5
attain6
★attainabilitypangram20
attaint7
bail1
bait1
★banalitypangram15
bialy5
bilabial8
bill1
billy5
blin1
blini5
illy1
★inabilitypangram16
inanity7
initial7
initially9
inlay5
itty1
labia5
labial6
lain1
laity5
lanai5
liability9
lilt1
lily1
lint1
linty5
litany6
nail1
natality8
ninny5
tail1
taint5
tali1
tannin6
tibia5
tibial6
till1
tilt1
tinily6
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
titan5