NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Longest word
halfwit
7 letters
Top scorer
halfwit
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
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
Σ
F
–
3
–
–
3
H
8
2
1
1
12
L
1
–
–
–
1
T
2
1
–
–
3
W
3
1
1
–
5
Σ
14
7
2
1
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
F
fa 1fi 2
H
ha 9hi 3
L
la 1
T
th 2ti 1
W
wh 3wi 2
All 24 answers
75 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★faith5
fifth5
filth5
haft1
hail1
halal5
half1
★halfwitpangram14
hall1
halt1
hath1
hatha5
hiatal6
hill1
hilt1
lath1
that1
thaw1
tilth5
what1
whiff5
whit1
with1
withal6