NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 18, 2024
Longest word
founding
8 letters
Top scorer
founding
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
D
2
–
–
2
–
4
F
5
3
2
4
1
15
G
2
–
–
1
–
3
I
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
1
–
–
1
U
–
–
–
1
–
1
Σ
10
3
3
8
1
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 2du 2
F
fi 4fo 5fu 6
G
go 2gu 1
I
in 1
O
of 1
U
un 1
All 25 answers
114 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★doff1
doffing7
duff1
duffing7
fifing6
find1
finding7
fining6
fogging7
fond1
food1
found5
★foundingpangram15
fudging7
fugu1
fund1
funding7
fungi5
fungo5
goof1
goofing7
guff1
info1
offing6
unfound7