NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 6, 2024
Longest word
catalytically
13 letters
Top scorer
criticality
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
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
10
11
12
13
Σ
A
3
2
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
9
C
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
–
1
14
I
2
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
L
2
2
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
7
R
1
3
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
8
T
1
3
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
8
Σ
11
13
6
7
4
4
3
1
0
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ai 2al 3ar 2
C
ca 6ci 1cl 2cr 2cy 3
I
ic 1il 2it 1
L
la 2li 2ly 3
R
ra 7ri 1
T
ta 7tr 1
All 50 answers
311 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acrylic7
acyclic7
airily6
airy1
★alacritypangram15
allay5
ally1
array5
arty1
carry5
carryall8
catalytic9
catalytically13
cattily7
catty5
city1
★claritypangram14
clay1
★criticalitypangram18
★criticallypangram17
cyclic6
cyclical8
cyclically10
icily5
illicitly9
illy1
itty1
lacy1
laity5
licitly7
lily1
lyric5
lyrical7
lyrically9
racially8
racily6
racy1
rally5
rarity6
rattly6
ratty5
riyal5
tacitly7
tactically10
tactility9
tally5
tarry5
tartly6
tatty5
tray1