NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Longest word
diacritic
9 letters
Top scorer
diffract
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
3
3
4
2
2
–
14
C
2
4
2
1
1
–
10
D
3
2
–
–
1
1
7
F
3
2
–
–
1
–
6
R
4
3
1
1
1
–
10
T
1
4
2
1
–
–
8
Σ
16
18
9
5
6
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ad 1af 3ai 1ar 5at 3
C
ca 5ci 3cr 2
D
da 1di 3dr 3
F
fa 3fr 3
R
ra 7ri 3
T
ta 3ti 1tr 4
All 55 answers
259 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acrid5
adrift6
afar1
affair6
afraid6
aircraft8
arcadia7
arctic6
aria1
arid1
artifact8
atria5
attar5
attract7
carat5
card1
cardiac7
cart1
cataract8
circa5
cirri5
citric6
craft5
critic6
dart1
diacritic9
★diffractpangram15
dirt1
draft5
drat1
drift5
fair1
farad5
fart1
frat1
friar5
frittata8
radar5
radii5
raffia6
raft1
raid1
raita5
ratatat7
riff1
riffraff8
rift1
tariff6
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
tract5
traffic7
trait5
triad5