NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 18, 2024
Longest word
groundhog
9 letters
Top scorer
groundhog
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
D
6
4
1
–
–
–
11
G
1
1
1
–
–
1
4
H
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
U
2
–
1
–
1
–
4
Σ
12
8
4
1
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 7dr 1du 3
G
go 2gr 2
H
ho 3
N
nu 1
O
od 1
R
ro 3
U
ud 1un 3
All 27 answers
107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dodo1
doggo5
dong1
donor5
door1
dough5
dour1
drug1
dugong6
dung1
dunno5
good1
gourd5
ground6
★groundhogpangram16
hood1
hoodoo6
hound5
nunhood7
odor1
rondo5
rood1
round5
udon1
undo1
unground8
unhood6