NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 1, 2024
Longest word
flipflopping
12 letters
Top scorer
flipflopping
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
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
Σ
F
2
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1
–
3
–
–
–
1
7
G
2
1
–
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1
–
–
–
–
4
L
2
–
2
3
1
1
–
–
–
9
N
–
–
–
1
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–
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
–
2
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–
–
–
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2
P
10
1
7
10
2
1
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–
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31
Σ
16
2
10
16
7
2
0
0
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
F
fi 1fl 6
G
gl 3go 1
L
li 2lo 7
N
ni 1
O
op 2
P
pi 14pl 2po 15
All 54 answers
298 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★fillip6
flip1
flipflop8
★flipfloppingpangram19
flipping8
flop1
★floppingpangram15
gloop5
glop1
glopping8
goop1
lipo1
lipping7
lollipop8
lollop6
lolloping9
loop1
looping7
loping6
lopping7
nipping7
opining7
opinion7
piffling8
pigging7
piling6
pill1
pilling7
pillion7
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinion6
pinioning9
pinning7
piping6
pippin6
plop1
plopping8
pogo1
pogoing7
poling6
polio5
poll1
polling7
polo1
pong1
poof1
pool1
pooling7
poop1
pooping7
poplin6
popping7