NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
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Longest word
highlighting
12 letters
Top scorer
nightly
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
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
9
10
11
12
Σ
G
2
1
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
7
H
2
1
1
1
–
1
–
–
1
7
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
3
3
1
2
1
1
–
–
–
11
N
–
–
1
2
1
–
1
–
–
5
T
2
1
4
4
1
–
–
–
–
12
Σ
10
6
8
10
5
2
1
0
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 5gl 2
H
hi 7
I
il 1
L
li 10ly 1
N
ni 5
T
th 1ti 11
All 43 answers
245 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★giggling8
giggly6
gill1
gilling7
gilt1
glint5
glinting8
highlight9
highlighting12
highly6
hill1
hilling7
hilly5
hilt1
illy1
light5
lighting8
lightly7
lightning9
lilt1
lilting7
lily1
lining6
lint1
linty5
lying5
niggling8
niggly6
nightlight10
★nightlypangram14
ninthly7
thinly6
tightly7
tiling6
till1
tilling7
tilt1
tilth5
tilting7
tingling8
tingly6
tinily6
titling7