NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 8, 2024
Longest word
bodyboard
9 letters
Top scorer
adorably
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
–
3
3
–
1
–
7
B
6
3
2
2
2
1
16
D
4
5
5
–
1
–
15
L
2
3
1
–
–
–
6
O
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
R
4
3
–
2
–
–
9
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
19
17
12
4
4
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ad 1ar 4
B
ba 4bo 5br 6by 1
D
do 6dr 9
L
la 2lo 4
O
od 1or 2
R
ra 2ro 7
Y
ya 1
All 57 answers
259 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aboard6
abroad6
★adorablypangram15
arbor5
ardor5
array5
arroyo6
balladry8
ballyard8
barb1
bard1
boar1
board5
bodyboard9
bollard7
boor1
brad1
bray1
broad5
★broadlypangram14
brood5
broody6
byroad6
dollar6
dolor5
door1
dooryard8
dorado6
dory1
drab1
drably6
dray1
droll5
drolly6
drool5
drooly6
dryad5
dryly5
labor5
lard1
lord1
lordly6
lordy5
lorry5
odor1
oral1
orally6
radar5
rally5
road1
roar1
roll1
rollbar7
rood1
royal5
royally7
yard1