You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 19, 2024

Longest word
dwindling
9 letters
Top scorer
dwelling
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
12
5 letters
6
6 letters
15
7 letters
16
8 letters
7
9 letters
1

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
D
1
2
2
1
6
L
1
1
N
1
1
W
11
4
15
14
5
49
Σ
12
6
15
16
7
1
57

Two-letter pairs

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

D
dw 6
L
le 1
N
ne 1
W
we 19wi 30

All 57 answers

330 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dwell5
dwelled7
dwellingpangram15
dwindle7
dwindled8
dwindling9
lewd1
newel5
wedded6
wedding7
wedge5
wedged6
wedgie6
wedging7
weed1
weeded6
weeding7
weenie6
weld1
welded6
weldingpangram14
well1
welled6
welling7
wend1
wended6
wending7
wide1
widen5
widened7
widening8
wield5
wielded7
wieldingpangram15
wienie6
wigged6
wigging7
wiggle6
wiggled7
wiggling8
wild1
wildling8
wile1
will1
willed6
willing7
wind1
winded6
winding7
wine1
wined5
wing1
wingding8
winged6
winging7
wining6
winning7
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.