NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 14, 2024
Longest word
catalytically
13 letters
Top scorer
actuality
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
11
12
13
Σ
A
1
2
2
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
7
C
2
2
1
3
–
1
–
–
–
1
10
I
1
–
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
L
1
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
T
9
4
3
2
1
1
1
–
–
–
21
U
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
14
10
8
8
2
4
1
0
0
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4al 1at 2
C
ca 7ci 1cu 2
I
il 2it 2
L
la 2li 3
T
ta 17ti 2tu 2
U
ut 1
All 48 answers
250 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actual6
★actualitypangram16
actually8
acuity6
alit1
atilt5
attic5
cacti5
catalytic9
catalytically13
catcall7
cattail7
cattily7
catty5
city1
cult1
cultic6
illicit7
illicitly9
italic6
itty1
lactic6
laity5
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
tacit5
tacitly7
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactically10
tactility9
tactual7
tail1
talc1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
tatty5
taut1
tautly6
till1
tilt1
tutti5
tutu1
utility7