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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Longest word
clockwork
9 letters
Top scorer
warlock
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
18
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
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
A
1
1
2
C
13
14
4
1
1
1
34
L
3
1
4
O
1
1
2
R
2
1
3
W
1
2
1
4
Σ
21
18
5
3
1
1
49

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1ar 1
C
ca 6cl 6co 14cr 8
L
la 1lo 3
O
oa 1or 1
R
ra 1ro 2
W
wa 3wr 1

All 49 answers

186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alack5
arco1
cacao5
call1
calla5
callaloo8
callow6
carol5
clack5
claw1
cloaca6
cloak5
clock5
clockwork9
coal1
coca1
cock1
cocoa5
cola1
collar6
color5
cook1
cool1
coral5
cork1
corolla7
corral6
cowl1
crack5
craw1
crawl5
croak5
croc1
crock5
crook5
crow1
lack1
local5
lock1
loco1
oarlock7
orca1
rack1
rock1
rococo6
wack1
wacko5
warlockpangram14
wrack5
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