NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 27, 2024
Longest word
cannonball
10 letters
Top scorer
cornball
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
B
2
2
1
–
1
–
–
6
C
10
14
13
3
2
2
1
45
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
3
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
–
–
2
1
1
–
–
4
Σ
16
19
17
4
5
2
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ar 2
B
ba 3bl 1br 2
C
ca 20cl 2co 20cr 3
L
lo 2
N
na 2no 1
O
or 1
R
ra 2ro 2
All 64 answers
316 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acorn5
arcana6
arco1
bacon5
banc1
barbacoa8
bloc1
bronc5
bronco6
cabal5
cabala6
cabana6
cacao5
call1
calla5
callaloo8
canal5
cancan6
canna5
cannon6
cannonball10
canola6
canon5
carb1
carbon6
carbonara9
carnal6
carob5
carol5
clan1
cloaca6
coal1
cobra5
coca1
cocoa5
cocoon6
cola1
colcannon9
collab6
collar6
colon5
color5
cool1
coral5
corn1
★cornballpangram15
corncob7
corolla7
corona6
coronal7
corral6
crab1
croc1
croon5
local5
loco1
narc1
narco5
nonlocal8
orca1
raccoon7
rancor6
robocall8
rococo6