NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Longest word
telekinetic
11 letters
Top scorer
telekinetic
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
11
Σ
C
3
3
2
–
–
1
–
–
9
E
–
1
2
1
1
–
–
–
5
I
–
–
2
2
–
1
–
–
5
K
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
L
2
1
–
–
1
–
1
–
5
N
3
1
1
1
1
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–
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7
T
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
1
5
Σ
10
7
9
5
3
2
1
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3ci 1cl 5
E
ec 1el 3en 1
I
ic 1il 1in 3
K
ki 2
L
le 1li 4
N
ne 3ni 4
T
te 1ti 4
All 38 answers
211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
celli5
cent1
cite1
click5
client6
clientele9
clinic6
clink5
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
elicit6
entice6
icicle6
illicit7
incite6
incline7
intellect9
kick1
kinetic7
lenience8
lice1
licit5
lick1
★littleneckpangram17
neck1
neckline8
necktie7
nice1
nick1
nickel6
niece5
★telekineticpangram18
tick1
ticket6
tickle6
tinct5