NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 17, 2024
Longest word
apathetic
9 letters
Top scorer
apathetic
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word
Words by length
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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
–
1
2
–
1
1
5
C
3
2
–
3
–
–
8
E
2
–
–
2
–
–
4
H
1
–
3
1
–
–
5
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
P
12
8
3
3
1
–
27
T
3
1
2
–
–
–
6
Σ
21
12
11
9
2
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ap 4
C
ca 2ch 6
E
ep 4
H
ha 1he 3hi 1
I
ip 1
P
pa 7pe 8ph 1pi 11
T
ta 2te 2ti 2
All 56 answers
256 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accept6
apace5
★apatheticpangram16
apiece6
appetite8
cape1
captcha7
chap1
chapati7
cheap5
cheapie7
cheep5
chip1
epee1
epic1
epitaph7
epithet7
haptic6
heap1
★hepaticpangram14
hepcat6
hippie6
ipecac6
pace1
pact1
papa1
patch5
pate1
path1
★patheticpangram15
peace5
peach5
peat1
peep1
pepita6
peptic6
petit5
petite6
phat1
pica1
piccata7
piece5
pipe1
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
pitch5
pith1
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
tepee5
tipi1
tippet6