NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Longest word
nonlethal
9 letters
Top scorer
nonlethal
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
4
5
1
–
1
–
11
E
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
H
5
2
–
–
1
–
8
L
5
4
1
–
–
–
10
N
5
1
1
1
1
1
10
O
3
1
–
–
–
–
4
T
6
6
2
–
2
–
16
Σ
28
19
5
2
5
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ae 1al 5an 2at 3
E
et 1
H
ha 1he 2ho 5
L
le 1ll 1lo 8
N
ne 3no 7
O
oa 2ol 1on 1
T
ta 2te 3to 11
All 60 answers
230 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aeon1
allot5
aloe1
aloha5
alone5
alto1
annotate8
anon1
atoll5
atonal6
atone5
★ethanolpangram14
halo1
hellhole8
hello5
hole1
holt1
hone1
hoot1
hotel5
lento5
llano5
loan1
loath5
loathe6
loll1
lone1
loon1
loot1
lotto5
neon1
neonatal8
neonate7
noel1
none1
nonet5
★nonlethalpangram16
noon1
notate6
note1
oaten5
oath1
oleo1
onto1
talon5
tattoo6
teetotal8
telethon8
tenon5
toll1
tonal5
tone1
tonne5
tool1
toon1
toot1
tooth5
tootle6
total5
tote1