NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 4, 2024
Longest word
payphone
8 letters
Top scorer
payphone
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
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
A
–
1
–
–
–
1
E
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
5
2
2
–
–
9
N
3
–
–
–
–
3
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
10
12
3
–
1
26
Y
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
20
16
5
0
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 1
E
ep 1
H
ha 2he 1ho 3hy 3
N
na 1ne 1no 1
O
op 1
P
pa 7pe 8ph 4po 7
Y
ya 1
All 42 answers
145 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apnea5
epee1
happen6
happy5
heap1
hoop1
hope1
hoppy5
hype1
hyphen6
hypo1
nape1
neap1
nope1
open1
paean5
pane1
papa1
papaya6
pappy5
payee5
★payphonepangram15
peahen6
peen1
peep1
penne5
penny5
peon1
peony5
peppy5
phone5
phono5
phony5
phooey6
pone1
pony1
pooh1
poop1
pope1
poppa5
poppy5
yappy5