NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 9, 2024
Longest word
zigzagging
10 letters
Top scorer
dazzling
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
5
4
2
1
–
–
14
D
2
–
1
1
3
–
–
7
G
7
1
1
7
3
–
–
19
I
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
L
3
1
2
3
–
–
–
9
N
4
1
–
2
–
–
–
7
Z
–
–
2
1
–
–
1
4
Σ
18
8
12
16
7
0
1
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2ag 2ai 2al 4an 4
D
da 5di 2
G
ga 15gl 4
I
in 2
L
la 9
N
na 7
Z
za 1zi 3
All 62 answers
315 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adding6
addling7
again5
aging5
aiding6
ailing6
alga1
algal5
align5
aligning8
anal1
angina6
angling7
annal5
dandling8
dang1
dangling8
dazing6
★dazzlingpangram15
dial1
dialing7
gadding7
gaga1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
gala1
galangal8
gall1
galling7
gang1
ganging7
gangland8
ganglia7
gangling8
gazing6
glad1
gland5
glazing7
glia1
inlaid6
inland6
lading6
ladling7
lagging7
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
landing7
lazing6
naan1
nada1
nagging7
naiad5
nail1
nailing7
nana1
zagging7
zigzag6
zigzagging10
zinnia6