NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 5, 2024
Longest word
likelihood
10 letters
Top scorer
likelihood
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
Σ
D
10
4
4
3
–
–
–
21
E
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
4
H
7
2
7
–
–
–
–
16
I
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
K
–
1
5
–
–
–
–
6
L
3
1
3
–
–
–
1
8
O
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
23
12
22
3
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 6di 7do 8
E
ed 1ek 1el 2
H
he 4hi 4ho 8
I
id 3io 1
K
ke 2ki 4
L
le 1li 4lo 3
O
oi 1ol 1
All 61 answers
253 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deed1
deeded6
deke1
deked5
deli1
dell1
diddle6
diddled7
died1
dike1
dildo5
dill1
diode5
dodo1
dole1
doled5
doll1
dolled6
dollied7
doodle6
doodled7
eddied6
eked1
elide5
elided6
heed1
heeded6
heeled6
held1
hide1
hied1
hiked5
hilled6
hoed1
hold1
holed5
hood1
hooded6
hoodie6
hoodoo6
hooked6
idle1
idled5
idol1
iodide6
keeled6
keloid6
kidded6
kiddie6
kiddo5
killed6
lede1
lidded6
lied1
liked5
★likelihoodpangram17
lode1
lolled6
looked6
oiled5
oldie5