NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 5, 2024
Longest word
officially
10 letters
Top scorer
officially
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
9
10
Σ
A
–
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
C
8
5
3
–
1
–
–
17
F
4
4
–
1
1
–
–
10
L
4
3
1
2
–
–
–
10
O
2
1
–
–
1
–
1
5
Σ
18
16
4
4
3
0
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1al 3
C
ca 3ci 1cl 2co 11
F
fa 1fo 9
L
la 1lo 9
O
of 3oi 1ol 1
All 46 answers
191 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aioli5
alloy5
aloof5
aloofly7
cacao5
calico6
callaloo8
ciao1
cloaca6
cloy1
coal1
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
coif1
coil1
cola1
colic5
cool1
coolly6
coyly5
falloff7
foal1
focaccia8
focal5
foci1
foil1
folic5
folio5
folly5
fool1
layoff6
loaf1
local5
locally7
loci1
loco1
loll1
loofa5
loyal5
loyally7
offal5
official8
★officiallypangram17
oily1
olio1