NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 4, 2024
Longest word
inhibition
10 letters
Top scorer
inhibitor
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
10
Σ
B
2
3
2
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–
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7
H
2
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1
–
–
–
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3
I
1
1
–
1
–
1
1
5
N
–
3
1
–
–
–
–
4
O
2
1
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–
–
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3
R
3
2
2
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–
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7
T
10
5
1
2
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18
Σ
20
15
7
3
0
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 2bo 4br 1
H
hi 1ho 2
I
in 5
N
ni 2no 2
O
ob 1on 1or 1
R
ri 2ro 5
T
th 3ti 2to 9tr 4
All 47 answers
184 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★biotin6
birth5
bonito6
boot1
booth5
both1
broth5
hint1
hobbit6
hoot1
inhibit7
inhibition10
★inhibitorpangram16
into1
intro5
ninth5
nitro5
north5
notion6
obit1
onto1
orbit5
ribbit6
riot1
robot5
root1
roti1
rotini6
rotor5
thin1
thorn5
throb5
tinhorn7
tint1
toon1
toot1
tooth5
tori1
torii5
torn1
toro1
tort1
tortoni7
trio1
triton6
trot1
troth5