NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 12, 2024
Longest word
blackball
9 letters
Top scorer
rollback
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
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
B
18
4
2
2
3
1
30
C
2
3
2
–
2
–
9
K
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
1
–
–
1
–
3
R
–
–
–
1
2
–
3
Σ
21
11
4
3
8
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ar 1
B
ba 12bl 6bo 11br 1
C
ca 5co 3cr 1
K
ka 1
L
la 1lo 2
R
ro 3
All 48 answers
201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aback5
arbor5
baba1
babka5
back1
balk1
ball1
ballcock8
baobab6
barb1
barback7
barbacoa8
bark1
barrack7
blab1
black5
blackball9
blob1
bloc1
block5
boar1
boba1
bock1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
book1
bookrack8
boor1
brook5
cabal5
cabala6
callback8
carb1
carob5
cobra5
collab6
cookbook8
crab1
kabob5
labor5
lobo1
lookbook8
robocall8
★rollbackpangram15
rollbar7