NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Longest word
collective
10 letters
Top scorer
collective
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
C
2
6
2
–
–
–
1
11
E
1
2
1
1
2
–
–
7
I
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
L
5
1
1
–
–
–
–
7
O
1
3
–
–
–
–
–
4
T
4
2
2
–
1
–
–
9
V
4
2
2
–
–
–
–
8
Σ
17
16
9
2
3
0
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 4co 6
E
ec 1el 3ev 3
I
ic 1il 1
L
li 6lo 1
O
ol 4
T
ti 5to 4
V
ve 1vi 4vo 3
All 48 answers
206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★celli5
cite1
civet5
civic5
civil5
cocci5
coil1
colic5
★collectivepangram17
collie6
cootie6
eclectic8
elective8
elicit6
elite5
evict5
evictee7
evil1
icicle6
illicit7
lice1
licit5
lilt1
lite1
little6
live1
loci1
oleic5
olio1
olive5
ollie5
tile1
till1
tilt1
title5
tittle6
toil1
toile5
toilet6
toilette8
veil1
vice1
vile1
viol1
violet6
voice5
voile5
votive6