NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Longest word
floorboard
10 letters
Top scorer
floorboard
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
A
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
B
17
5
3
1
–
–
–
26
D
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
F
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
2
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
R
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
20
8
5
3
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ad 1ar 1
B
ba 8bl 3bo 12br 3
D
dr 1
F
fl 2
L
la 1lo 1
O
od 1
R
ro 1
All 37 answers
128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aboard6
abroad6
adobo5
arbor5
baba1
bald1
ball1
ballad6
baobab6
barb1
bard1
barf1
blab1
blob1
blood5
boar1
board5
boba1
boffo5
bola1
bold1
boll1
bollard7
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
boor1
brad1
broad5
brood5
drab1
flab1
★floorboardpangram17
labor5
lobo1
oddball7
rollbar7