NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Longest word
condolence
10 letters
Top scorer
concluded
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
Σ
C
11
12
9
9
5
1
1
48
D
1
2
2
2
1
1
–
9
E
–
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
L
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
N
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
O
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
4
U
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
14
18
15
15
7
2
1
72
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 6cl 7co 30cu 5
D
de 8du 1
E
ed 2en 2
L
lo 1
N
ne 1no 1nu 1
O
oc 2on 1ou 1
U
un 3
All 72 answers
397 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
cell1
celled6
cello5
cellule7
clod1
clone5
cloned6
cloud5
clouded7
clue1
clued5
cocoon6
cocooned8
coddle6
coddled7
code1
coded5
codon5
coed1
cold1
colleen7
collude7
colluded8
colon5
colonel7
concede7
conceded8
★concludepangram15
★concludedpangram16
condo5
condolence10
condone7
condoned8
cone1
coned5
conned6
cooed5
cool1
cooled6
could5
coulee6
cuddle6
cuddled7
cued1
cull1
culled6
deco1
decode6
decoded7
deduce6
deduced7
denounce8
denounced9
deuce5
dunce5
educe5
educed6
encode6
encoded7
loco1
neocon6
nonce5
nucleon7
occlude7
occluded8
once1
ounce5
unceded7
uncle5
uncool6