NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 16, 2024
Longest word
laboratory
10 letters
Top scorer
laboratory
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
A
2
7
1
1
–
–
–
11
B
6
3
4
–
–
–
–
13
L
1
1
–
1
–
–
1
4
O
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
R
1
3
2
3
1
–
–
10
T
12
10
3
3
–
–
–
28
Σ
23
24
11
9
1
0
1
69
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2al 3ao 2ar 1at 3
B
ba 3bl 4bo 4br 2
L
la 1lo 3
O
oa 1or 2
R
ra 3ro 7
T
ta 15to 8tr 4ty 1
All 69 answers
297 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
abort5
allot5
altar5
alto1
aorta5
aortal6
arty1
atoll5
attaboy7
attar5
ballot6
batboy6
batty5
blat1
bloat5
blot1
blotto6
boat1
bolt1
boot1
booty5
brat1
bratty6
★laboratorypangram17
loot1
lotto5
loyalty7
oaty1
orator6
oratory7
ratatat7
rattly6
ratty5
robot5
root1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
rotor5
royalty7
tabby5
tabla5
taboo5
tabor5
tall1
tallboy7
tally5
taro1
tarot5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tartly6
tattoo6
tatty5
toll1
tool1
toolbar7
toot1
toro1
tort1
total5
totally7
tray1
troll5
trot1
troy1
tyro1