NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 3, 2024
Longest word
grounding
9 letters
Top scorer
grounding
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
D
5
6
1
4
–
–
16
G
4
3
3
3
1
1
15
I
1
–
2
1
1
–
5
N
4
–
1
1
1
–
7
O
1
1
1
1
–
–
4
R
1
3
–
1
1
–
6
U
2
1
–
1
1
–
5
Σ
18
14
8
12
5
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 2do 10dr 2du 2
G
go 10gr 5
I
ig 1in 2ir 2
N
no 7
O
od 1on 2or 1
R
ri 1ro 5
U
ud 1un 4
All 58 answers
283 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dingo5
dino1
dodging7
dodo1
dogging7
doggo5
doing5
dong1
donning7
donor5
door1
dour1
droid5
droning7
dugong6
dunno5
going5
gong1
gonging7
good1
goon1
gorging7
gorgon6
goring6
gouging7
gourd5
gridiron8
grog1
groin5
ground6
★groundingpangram16
ignoring8
indigo6
indoor6
iron1
ironing7
nodding7
noggin6
noir1
nonunion8
noon1
nori1
noun1
odor1
ongoing7
onion5
origin6
rigor5
rondo5
rood1
rouging7
round5
★roundingpangram15
udon1
undo1
undoing7
unground8
union5