NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 7, 2024
Longest word
defending
9 letters
Top scorer
fledgling
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
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
D
–
–
4
3
3
2
12
E
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
F
12
9
11
11
5
1
49
I
–
–
1
2
1
1
5
L
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
Σ
13
10
16
17
10
4
70
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 11di 1
E
ed 1el 1
F
fe 16fi 23fl 10
I
in 5
L
li 2
All 70 answers
422 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★defend6
defended8
defending9
defied6
defile6
defiled7
★defilingpangram15
define6
defined7
defining8
deified7
dignified9
edified7
elfin5
feed1
feeding7
feel1
feeling7
feign5
feigned7
feigning8
felid5
feline6
fell1
felled6
felling7
fend1
fended6
fending7
fennel6
fiddle6
fiddled7
fiddling8
fief1
field5
fielded7
★fieldingpangram15
fiend5
fife1
fifed5
fifing6
file1
filed5
filing6
fill1
filled6
filling7
find1
finding7
fine1
fined5
fining6
finned6
fled1
fledge6
fledged7
★fledgingpangram15
★fledglingpangram16
flee1
fleeing7
flied5
fling5
flinging8
infidel7
infield7
infill6
infilled8
infilling9
life1
lifeline8