NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 20, 2024
Longest word
boondoggled
11 letters
Top scorer
boondoggled
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
B
15
9
16
6
1
–
1
1
49
D
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
E
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
4
G
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
L
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
21
13
20
9
2
0
1
1
67
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 10bl 12bo 27
D
de 2
E
eb 2en 2
G
gl 2go 2
L
lo 4
N
no 2
O
ob 2
All 67 answers
327 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bedded6
been1
begged6
begone6
bell1
belle5
belled6
belong6
★belongedpangram15
bend1
bled1
bleed5
blend5
blended7
blob1
blobbed7
blog1
blogged7
blond5
blonde6
blood5
blooded7
bobbed6
bobble6
bobbled7
bode1
boded5
bogged6
boggle6
boggled7
bold1
bolded6
boll1
bolo1
bonbon6
bond1
bonded6
bone1
boned5
bong1
bongo5
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boodle6
booed5
boon1
★boondogglepangram17
★boondoggledpangram18
debone6
deboned7
ebbed5
ebon1
ennoble7
ennobled8
glob1
globe5
gobble6
gobbled7
lobbed6
lobe1
lobed5
lobo1
noble5
noob1
oblong6
oboe1