NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 19, 2024
Longest word
hortatory
9 letters
Top scorer
atrophy
14 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
Σ
A
1
1
1
1
–
–
4
H
8
6
4
–
–
1
19
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
3
1
–
2
–
–
6
T
1
3
3
1
–
–
8
Y
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
14
12
9
4
0
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ah 1ap 1ar 1at 1
H
ha 7ho 11hy 1
O
oa 1
P
pa 2ph 3po 1
T
th 3to 3tr 2
Y
ya 1yo 1
All 40 answers
172 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ahoy1
apathy6
arhat5
★atrophypangram14
happy5
harp1
harpy5
harry5
hart1
hath1
hatha5
hoar1
hoary5
hoop1
hoorah6
hooray6
hoot1
hoppy5
hora1
horror6
hortatory9
hotpot6
hypo1
oath1
paratha7
path1
pharaoh7
phat1
photo5
pooh1
that1
throat6
throaty7
tooth5
toothy6
torah5
trophy6
troth5
yahoo5
yoohoo6