NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 6, 2024
Longest word
gladdened
9 letters
Top scorer
clanged
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
2
5
3
1
–
–
11
C
1
3
1
1
–
–
6
D
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
E
2
3
3
2
1
–
11
G
11
5
8
3
2
1
30
L
–
2
3
–
–
–
5
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
17
18
20
8
3
1
67
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ag 2al 5an 3
C
ca 4cl 2
D
da 3
E
ea 2ed 2eg 2el 1en 4
G
ga 13ge 5gl 12
L
la 1le 4
N
na 1
All 67 answers
330 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adage5
aged1
agenda6
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
alleged7
angel5
angle5
angled6
cadge5
cadged6
cage1
caged5
clang5
★clangedpangram14
dang1
dangle6
dangled7
eagle5
eagled6
edge1
edged5
egad1
egged5
elegance8
encage6
encaged7
engage6
engaged7
gadded6
gaga1
gage1
gagged6
gaggle6
gala1
galangal8
gale1
gall1
galled6
gang1
ganged6
gangland8
geld1
gelded6
gelee5
gelled6
gene1
glace5
glad1
gladden7
gladdened9
glade5
glance6
★glancedpangram14
gland5
glean5
gleaned7
glee1
glen1
lagged6
ledge5
legal5
legend6
legged6
nagged6