NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 26, 2024
Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
function
15 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
Σ
C
3
3
6
2
–
–
1
15
F
3
2
1
1
1
–
–
8
I
3
1
1
–
–
1
–
6
N
2
–
2
–
1
–
1
6
O
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
4
1
–
1
–
–
–
6
U
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
17
9
11
5
2
1
2
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 13cu 2
F
fi 2fo 4fu 2
I
ic 2in 3io 1
N
no 5nu 1
O
on 2ou 1
T
to 5tu 1
U
un 3
All 47 answers
215 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cocci5
coconut7
cocoon6
coffin6
coif1
coin1
concoct7
concoction10
confit6
conic5
coot1
cotton6
count5
cutoff6
cutout6
fiction7
finito6
foci1
font1
foot1
fount5
★functionpangram15
futon5
icon1
iconic6
info1
into1
intuition9
ionic5
nonfiction10
nonunion8
noon1
notion6
noun1
nuncio6
onion5
onto1
outfit6
tofu1
tonic5
toon1
toot1
tout1
tuition7
unction7
union5
unto1