NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
continuity
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
1
3
3
–
–
2
11
I
2
–
1
–
–
1
–
4
N
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
7
5
1
1
–
–
–
14
U
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
5
Σ
14
9
6
5
0
1
2
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1co 9cu 1
I
in 3it 1
N
no 1nu 1
O
on 1
T
ti 4to 5tu 4ty 1
U
un 5
All 37 answers
166 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★city1
coconut7
concoct7
concoction10
★continuitypangram17
coot1
cotton6
cottony7
count5
county6
cutout6
into1
intuit6
intuition9
itty1
notion6
nutty5
onto1
tinct5
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
tonic5
tony1
toon1
toot1
tout1
tuition7
tunic5
tutti5
tutu1
tycoon6
unction7
uncut5
unit1
unity5
unto1