NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 29, 2024
Longest word
arrowroot
9 letters
Top scorer
hawthorn
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
3
H
–
–
1
–
1
–
2
N
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
R
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
2
1
2
–
–
–
5
W
10
5
3
2
–
1
21
Σ
12
9
7
3
1
2
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 2at 1
H
ha 2
N
na 1no 1
R
ro 1
T
th 4to 1
W
wa 9wh 3wo 7wr 2
All 34 answers
153 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arrow5
arrowroot9
athwart7
harrow6
★hawthornpangram15
narrow6
nohow5
rowan5
thaw1
throw5
thrown6
thwart6
town1
wahoo5
wanna5
want1
wanton6
warn1
warrant7
warrantor9
wart1
watt1
what1
whatnot7
whoa1
wont1
wonton6
woohoo6
woot1
worn1
wort1
worth5
wrath5
wroth5