NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 4, 2024
Longest word
papilloma
9 letters
Top scorer
optimal
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
L
4
–
3
–
1
–
8
O
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
P
16
8
3
3
1
1
32
T
2
–
1
1
1
–
5
Σ
24
8
10
5
3
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 1at 1
I
im 1
L
la 2li 3lo 3
O
op 3
P
pa 13pi 6pl 4po 9
T
ta 3ti 2
All 51 answers
199 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★appall6
atop1
impala6
lamp1
laptop6
limp1
lipo1
lipoma6
lollipop8
lollop6
loop1
opal1
optima6
★optimalpangram14
pail1
palapa6
palatal7
palatial8
pall1
palm1
palp1
pampa5
papa1
papal5
papilla7
papilloma9
patio5
pill1
pilot5
pimp1
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
plait5
plat1
plop1
plot1
polio5
poll1
polo1
pomp1
pompom6
pool1
poop1
poppa5
potato6
taillamp8
tamp1
tapa1
tilapia7
tiptop6