NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 23, 2024
Longest word
unbutton
8 letters
Top scorer
buoyant
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
2
2
–
–
–
4
B
3
3
8
1
–
15
N
5
5
1
1
–
12
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
3
1
–
–
–
4
U
1
1
–
–
1
3
Y
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
16
12
9
2
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 2au 2
B
ba 4bo 7bu 4
N
na 7no 3nu 2
O
on 1
T
ta 1to 2tu 1
U
un 3
Y
yu 1
All 40 answers
159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★annoy5
anon1
aunt1
aunty5
baboon6
banana6
banyan6
baton5
bonbon6
bonny5
bonobo6
bony1
boon1
botany6
bounty6
bunny5
bunt1
★buoyantpangram14
button6
naan1
nabob5
nana1
nanny5
nanobot7
natant6
natty5
noob1
noon1
noun1
nubby5
nutty5
onto1
taunt5
tony1
toon1
tuna1
unban5
unbutton8
unto1
yuan1