NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Longest word
arthritic
9 letters
Top scorer
haircut
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
A
4
4
3
2
–
1
14
C
5
7
–
1
2
2
17
H
3
2
1
1
–
–
7
R
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
T
5
4
3
–
–
–
12
Σ
17
18
7
5
2
3
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ar 6at 5au 1
C
ca 7ch 9ci 1
H
ha 6hu 1
R
ra 2
T
ta 7th 2ti 1tr 2
All 52 answers
234 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
arch1
archaic7
arctic6
arhat5
aria1
arthritic9
atria5
attach6
attar5
attic5
attract7
aura1
cacti5
carat5
cart1
cataract8
catarrh7
catch5
cathartic9
chai1
chair5
char1
chart5
chat1
chia1
chica5
chihuahua9
chitchat8
circa5
hair1
★haircutpangram14
hart1
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
hurrah6
raita5
ratatat7
tach1
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tart1
tartar6
taut1
that1
thatch6
tiara5
tract5
trait5