NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Longest word
fidgeted
8 letters
Top scorer
fidgety
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
D
2
1
1
1
–
5
E
–
1
2
1
–
4
F
5
5
2
1
1
14
G
1
–
1
–
–
2
I
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
11
7
6
3
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 5
E
ed 2ef 2
F
fe 5fi 9
G
gi 2
I
if 1
T
te 1ti 1
All 28 answers
118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★defied6
deft1
defy1
deified7
deify5
edified7
edify5
effete6
effigy6
feed1
feet1
fete1
feted5
fetid5
fidget6
fidgeted8
★fidgetypangram14
fief1
fife1
fifed5
fifty5
figgy5
fitted6
gift1
gifted6
iffy1
teff1
tiff1