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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 18, 2024

Longest word
appetite
8 letters
Top scorer
baptize
14 points
Starting letters
5 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.

4 letters
16
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
8 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
2
4
B
6
1
7
P
3
3
2
2
10
T
4
2
3
9
Z
2
2
Σ
16
6
5
3
2
32

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
ab 2ap 2
B
ba 3be 3bi 1
P
pa 1pe 4pi 5
T
ta 2te 3ti 4
Z
ze 1zi 1

All 32 answers

120 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abate5
abet1
appetite8
appetize8
bait1
baptizepangram14
bate1
beat1
beet1
beta1
bite1
pate1
peat1
pepita6
petit5
petite6
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
tapa1
tape1
teat1
teepee6
tepee5
tibia5
tibiae6
tipi1
tippet6
zeta1
ziti1
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