NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Longest word
affinity
8 letters
Top scorer
infantry
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
A
1
–
3
1
1
6
F
5
6
3
–
1
15
I
1
–
1
–
2
4
N
1
1
–
–
–
2
R
3
–
2
–
1
6
T
1
1
1
1
–
4
Σ
12
8
10
2
5
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 5an 1
F
fa 7fi 2fr 6
I
if 1in 3
N
na 1ni 1
R
ra 3ri 3
T
ta 2ti 2
All 37 answers
173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
affair6
affiant7
affinity8
affray6
antifa6
faint5
fair1
fairy5
fanny5
farina6
fart1
fatty5
fiat1
fifty5
frat1
fratty6
fray1
friar5
friary6
frittata8
iffy1
infant6
★infantrypangram15
infinity8
naif1
nifty5
raffia6
raft1
ratify6
riff1
riffraff8
rift1
taffy5
tariff6
tiff1
tiffany7