You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 11, 2024

Longest word
monodrama
9 letters
Top scorer
dormant
14 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.

4 letters
21
5 letters
16
6 letters
12
7 letters
7
8 letters
0
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
3
1
1
7
D
4
1
3
8
M
11
11
7
2
1
32
N
1
1
1
3
O
1
1
R
2
3
5
T
1
1
2
Σ
21
16
12
7
0
2
58

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
ad 2am 1ar 3at 1
D
da 1do 5dr 2
M
ma 15mo 17
N
no 3
O
ot 1
R
ra 3ro 2
T
to 1tr 1

All 58 answers

254 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adamant7
adman5
ammo1
armada6
armor5
aroma5
atom1
damn1
doom1
doorman7
doormat7
dorm1
dormantpangram14
dram1
drama5
madam5
madman6
mama1
mamma5
mammon6
manna5
manor5
manta5
mantra6
marm1
marmot6
maroon6
mart1
matador7
matron6
moan1
moat1
momma5
monad5
mondo5
mono1
monodrama9
mood1
moon1
moor1
moot1
mordantpangram14
morn1
moron5
mortar6
motor5
motto5
nomad5
nonrandom9
norm1
ottoman7
ramada6
ramrod6
random6
roam1
room1
tomato6
tram1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.