NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 1, 2024
Longest word
bandanna
8 letters
Top scorer
handbook
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
2
1
–
1
–
4
B
4
1
3
1
1
10
D
1
–
1
–
–
2
H
3
–
2
–
1
6
K
2
1
–
–
–
3
N
3
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
15
4
6
2
2
29
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ad 1an 2
B
ba 9bo 1
D
da 1do 1
H
ha 5ho 1
K
ka 1kh 1ko 1
N
na 4
All 29 answers
108 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abandon7
adobo5
ankh1
anon1
baba1
babka5
baboon6
banana6
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
bank1
baobab6
boba1
dank1
doodad6
haboob6
haka1
hand1
★handbookpangram15
hank1
hookah6
kabob5
khan1
koan1
naan1
nabob5
nada1
nana1