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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.

4 letters
9
5 letters
4
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
2
9 letters
2

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
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