NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 8, 2024
Longest word
nationalization
15 letters
Top scorer
nationalization
22 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
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.
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8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
Σ
A
5
6
3
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1
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15
I
1
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1
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3
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1
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6
L
2
2
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2
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1
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7
N
3
1
2
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3
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1
10
T
3
5
3
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1
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1
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13
Z
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1
1
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2
Σ
14
15
9
3
3
0
4
2
0
1
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1al 3an 7at 4
I
in 4io 2
L
la 4li 1ll 1lo 1
N
na 8no 2
T
ta 9ti 2to 2
Z
zi 1zo 1
All 53 answers
320 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aioli5
alit1
allot5
alto1
anal1
anion5
annal5
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
anti1
atilt5
atoll5
atonal6
attain6
initial7
★initializationpangram21
initiation10
intonation10
ionization10
iota1
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lantana7
★lionizationpangram18
llano5
loan1
naan1
nail1
nana1
natal5
natant6
nation6
national8
★nationalizationpangram22
notation8
notional8
tail1
taint5
tali1
tall1
tallit6
talon5
tannin6
★tantalizationpangram20
tattoo6
titan5
titillation11
tonal5
total5
zinnia6
zonal5