NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 17, 2024
Longest word
decocted
8 letters
Top scorer
objected
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
B
2
–
2
–
–
4
C
2
–
–
–
–
2
D
2
1
4
–
3
10
E
–
1
–
1
–
2
J
1
–
2
–
–
3
O
–
1
1
–
1
3
T
4
1
1
–
–
6
Σ
11
4
10
1
4
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 1bo 3
C
co 2
D
de 7do 3
E
ej 2
J
je 2jo 1
O
ob 2oc 1
T
te 1to 5
All 30 answers
137 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beet1
boot1
booted6
bootee6
coot1
cote1
debt1
decoct6
decocted8
deject6
dejected8
detect6
detected8
dote1
doted5
dotted6
eject5
ejected7
jete1
jetted6
jotted6
object6
★objectedpangram15
octet5
teed1
toed1
toot1
tooted6
tote1
toted5