NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Longest word
whingeing
9 letters
Top scorer
wheezing
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
E
–
–
2
–
–
–
2
G
3
2
–
–
–
–
5
H
1
2
2
–
–
–
5
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
N
2
1
–
–
1
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4
W
4
3
4
–
3
1
15
Z
1
–
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–
–
–
1
Σ
11
9
8
0
4
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
eg 1en 1
G
ge 4gh 1
H
he 4hi 1
I
in 1
N
ne 3ni 1
W
we 3wh 8wi 4
Z
zi 1
All 33 answers
152 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★egging6
engine6
geez1
gene1
genie5
genii5
ghee1
heinie6
henge5
hewing6
hewn1
hinge5
innie5
neigh5
neighing8
nene1
nine1
weenie6
weigh5
weighing8
whee1
wheeze6
★wheezingpangram15
when1
whew1
whine5
whinge6
whingeing9
wienie6
wine1
wizen5
wizening8
zine1