NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
invalidly
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
10
Σ
A
3
5
2
–
–
–
–
10
D
3
5
–
2
–
–
1
11
I
–
1
2
1
–
1
–
5
L
5
1
–
–
1
–
–
7
N
5
3
–
–
–
–
–
8
V
2
2
2
3
2
–
–
11
Σ
18
17
6
6
3
1
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 4av 4
D
da 6di 4dy 1
I
in 5
L
la 7
N
na 8
V
va 7vi 4
All 52 answers
231 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allay5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anvil5
avail5
avian5
avid1
avidly6
daddy5
daily5
dally5
dandily7
dandy5
daylily7
dial1
dillydally10
diva1
divan5
dyad1
inlaid6
inland6
inlay5
invalid7
★invalidlypangram16
lady1
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
landlady8
lava1
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nail1
nana1
nanny5
naval5
navy1
vain1
vainly6
valid5
validly7
vandal6
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
villa5
villain7
villainy8