NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 20, 2024
Longest word
arthritic
9 letters
Top scorer
thoracic
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
A
1
2
1
1
–
1
6
C
7
6
3
4
1
1
22
H
6
4
2
1
1
–
14
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
R
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
T
2
4
2
–
1
–
9
Σ
19
18
9
6
4
2
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ar 4at 1
C
ca 3ch 14co 4cr 1
H
ha 6hi 1ho 7
I
ic 1it 1
O
oa 1or 1
R
rh 1ri 1ro 1
T
ta 1th 4to 3tr 1
All 58 answers
276 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★achoo5
arch1
archaic7
arhat5
arthritic9
attach6
catarrh7
catch5
cathartic9
chai1
chair5
chaotic7
char1
★chariotpangram14
chart5
chat1
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chit1
chitchat8
choir5
coach5
cochair7
coho1
cohort6
crotch6
hair1
★haricotpangram14
hart1
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
hitch5
hoar1
hooch5
hoorah6
hoot1
hora1
horchata8
horror6
ichor5
itch1
oath1
orthotic8
rhotic6
rich1
roach5
tach1
that1
thatch6
★thoracicpangram15
throat6
tooth5
torah5
torch5
troth5