NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 19, 2024
Longest word
hellhole
8 letters
Top scorer
luncheon
15 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.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
Σ
C
3
2
3
3
–
11
E
1
–
1
1
–
3
H
4
2
–
–
1
7
L
3
1
1
–
1
6
N
4
1
1
1
–
7
O
2
1
–
–
–
3
U
–
1
–
–
1
2
Σ
17
8
6
5
3
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3cl 4co 4
E
ec 2eu 1
H
he 5ho 2
L
le 2lo 2lu 2
N
ne 3no 3nu 1
O
ol 1on 1ou 1
U
un 2
All 39 answers
159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
cello5
cellule7
clench6
cloche6
clone5
clue1
colleen7
colonel7
cone1
coulee6
echelon7
echo1
eunuch6
heel1
hell1
hellhole8
hello5
hence5
hole1
hone1
lech1
leech5
lone1
louche6
★luncheonpangram15
lune1
nene1
neocon6
neon1
noel1
nonce5
none1
nucleon7
oleo1
once1
ounce5
uncle5
unclench8