NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Longest word
toothpick
9 letters
Top scorer
toothpick
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
C
2
1
–
2
–
–
5
H
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
K
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
P
1
4
1
1
1
–
8
T
5
3
1
–
1
1
11
Σ
11
10
4
3
2
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 1co 4
H
hi 1ho 2
I
it 1
K
ki 1
O
oc 1op 1
P
ph 3pi 4po 1
T
th 1ti 4to 6
All 31 answers
138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chit1
cockpit7
cooktop7
coopt5
coot1
hitch5
hoot1
hotpot6
itch1
kith1
octopi6
optic5
photic6
photo5
photopic8
picot5
pipit5
pitch5
pith1
pothook7
thick5
tick1
ticktock8
tiki1
tiptop6
tock1
took1
toot1
tooth5
★toothpickpangram16
topic5