NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Longest word
challenge
9 letters
Top scorer
challenge
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
A
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
C
–
1
3
3
–
1
8
E
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
G
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
H
6
4
1
–
–
–
11
L
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
10
7
4
5
0
1
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1
C
ca 1ch 6cl 1
E
ea 1en 1
G
ga 1gh 1
H
ha 5he 6
L
le 3
All 27 answers
120 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
cache5
challah7
★challengepangram16
chance6
chancel7
change6
channel7
clench6
each1
enhance7
ganache7
ghee1
haggle6
halal5
hale1
hall1
hang1
heal1
heel1
hell1
hence5
henge5
henna5
leach5
lech1
leech5