NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 2, 2024
Longest word
arrowroot
9 letters
Top scorer
motorway
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
A
2
1
–
–
–
1
4
M
–
–
2
–
1
–
3
T
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
W
7
3
–
–
–
1
11
Y
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
9
4
3
1
2
2
21
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 2aw 2
M
ma 1mo 2
T
to 1tr 1
W
wa 5wo 6
Y
ya 1
All 21 answers
95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arrow5
arrowroot9
away1
awry1
marrow6
morrow6
★motorwaypangram15
tomorrow8
tramway7
warm1
wart1
warty5
wary1
watt1
woot1
worm1
wormy5
worry5
worrywart9
wort1
yarrow6