NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Longest word
proportion
10 letters
Top scorer
promotion
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
I
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
4
M
2
4
1
1
–
–
–
8
N
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
P
6
7
3
1
–
1
1
19
R
5
1
1
–
–
–
–
7
T
8
3
2
1
–
–
–
14
Σ
25
17
8
4
0
1
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
I
im 2in 1ir 1
M
mi 3mo 5
N
ni 1no 3
P
po 5pr 14
R
ri 1ro 6
T
to 7tr 7
All 56 answers
212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★import6
imprint7
intro5
iron1
minor5
mirin5
mirror6
monitor7
moor1
morn1
moron5
motor5
nitro5
noir1
nori1
norm1
poor1
porn1
porno5
port1
portion7
prim1
primo5
primp5
print5
prion5
prior5
prom1
promo5
★promotionpangram16
prompt6
pronto6
prop1
proportion10
proton6
riot1
romp1
room1
root1
roti1
rotini6
rotor5
tori1
torii5
torn1
toro1
torpor6
tort1
tortoni7
trim1
trio1
trip1
triton6
tromp5
troop5
trot1