NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Longest word
paranoia
8 letters
Top scorer
paranoid
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
A
1
4
–
2
–
7
D
2
3
–
–
–
5
I
1
–
2
–
–
3
N
6
2
–
1
–
9
O
–
1
1
1
–
3
P
3
4
4
–
2
13
R
5
3
2
–
2
12
Σ
18
17
9
4
4
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1an 4ap 2
D
da 1di 2do 1dr 1
I
in 2ir 1
N
na 5no 4
O
on 1op 1or 1
P
pa 6pi 3po 3pr 1
R
ra 8ri 2ro 2
All 52 answers
231 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adorn5
andiron7
android7
anion5
anon1
apian5
apron5
darn1
dinar5
dino1
donor5
drain5
indoor6
inroad6
iron1
naan1
nada1
nadir5
naiad5
nana1
noir1
nonpaid7
noon1
nori1
onion5
opinion7
ordain6
pain1
panda5
panini6
paranoia8
★paranoidpangram15
pardon6
piano5
pinion6
pippin6
pond1
porn1
porno5
prion5
radian6
radon5
rain1
★raindroppangram15
rand1
rando5
rani1
rapini6
rind1
riparian8
roan1
rondo5