NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 12, 2024
Longest word
inhibition
10 letters
Top scorer
billionth
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
B
11
1
8
1
–
1
–
22
H
3
–
2
–
–
–
–
5
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
2
L
6
2
1
–
–
–
–
9
N
2
–
1
–
–
1
–
4
O
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
T
5
1
–
–
–
1
–
7
Σ
31
5
12
1
0
3
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 3bl 3bo 16
H
ho 5
I
in 2
L
li 2lo 7
N
no 4
O
ob 1ol 1on 2
T
to 7
All 53 answers
179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★billion7
★billionthpangram16
biotin6
blob1
blot1
blotto6
bobbin6
boho1
boil1
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
bonbon6
bonito6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boohoo6
boon1
boot1
booth5
both1
hobbit6
hobnob6
hobo1
holt1
hoot1
inhibition10
into1
lion1
litho5
lobo1
loin1
loll1
loon1
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
nonillion9
noob1
noon1
notion6
obit1
olio1
onion5
onto1
toil1
toll1
tollbooth9
tool1
toon1
toot1
tooth5