NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 6, 2024
Longest word
probiotic
9 letters
Top scorer
probiotic
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
B
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
C
4
2
2
–
–
–
8
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
3
1
–
2
–
1
7
R
3
2
2
1
–
–
8
T
6
3
3
–
–
–
12
Σ
18
10
7
3
0
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bo 2br 1
C
ci 2co 1cr 5
O
or 1
P
po 3pr 4
R
ri 2ro 6
T
to 6tr 6
All 39 answers
147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★boor1
boric5
brio1
cirri5
citric6
coir1
crib1
critic6
croc1
croci5
crop1
orbit5
poor1
port1
portico7
prior5
★probioticpangram16
proctor7
prop1
ribbit6
riot1
robot5
robotic7
rococo6
root1
roti1
rotor5
tori1
toric5
torii5
toro1
torpor6
tort1
tricot6
trio1
trip1
troop5
tropic6
trot1