NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Longest word
proportion
10 letters
Top scorer
promotion
16 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.
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
I
2
1
–
2
–
–
–
5
M
5
3
2
1
–
–
–
11
N
3
1
1
–
1
–
–
6
O
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
4
P
2
6
5
2
1
1
1
18
R
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
3
–
1
1
–
–
–
5
Σ
16
12
11
7
2
1
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
I
im 1in 3ir 1
M
mi 5mo 6
N
ni 1no 5
O
on 2op 2
P
pi 7po 6pr 5
R
ro 1
T
ti 1to 3tr 1
All 50 answers
233 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★imprint7
into1
intro5
introit7
iron1
mini1
minim5
minion6
minor5
mint1
monitor7
mono1
moon1
morn1
moron5
motion6
nitro5
noir1
nonprint8
noon1
norm1
notion6
onion5
onto1
opinion7
option6
pinion6
pinot5
pinpoint8
pint1
pinto5
pippin6
piton5
point5
pontoon7
porn1
porno5
portion7
potion6
print5
★promotionpangram16
pronto6
proportion10
proton6
rotini6
tint1
toon1
torn1
tortoni7
triton6