NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 29, 2024
Longest word
tailwind
8 letters
Top scorer
tailwind
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
2
2
1
–
–
5
D
2
–
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
–
1
–
1
L
2
–
–
1
–
3
N
–
1
2
–
–
3
T
8
5
3
–
1
17
W
4
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
18
8
6
2
1
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 1at 2aw 1
D
da 1di 1
I
in 1
L
la 1li 2
N
na 2ni 1
T
ta 7ti 5tw 5
W
wa 3wi 1
All 35 answers
123 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
anti1
atilt5
attain6
await5
data1
dint1
initial7
lantana7
lilt1
lint1
natal5
natant6
nitwit6
tail1
★tailwindpangram15
taint5
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tannin6
tidal5
till1
tilt1
tint1
titan5
twain5
twilit6
twill5
twin1
twit1
wait1
want1
watt1
wilt1