NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 12, 2024
Longest word
tollbooth
9 letters
Top scorer
mothball
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
B
23
3
7
1
–
–
34
H
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
L
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
M
–
2
–
–
1
–
3
T
1
2
–
–
–
1
4
Σ
27
8
9
1
1
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2
B
ba 9bl 9bo 16
H
ha 1ho 1
L
la 1lo 1
M
ma 2mo 1
T
ta 2to 2
All 47 answers
152 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
abloom6
baba1
baht1
ball1
ballot6
balm1
bamboo6
baobab6
bath1
bathmat7
blab1
blah1
blam1
blat1
bloat5
blob1
bloom5
blot1
blotto6
boat1
boba1
boho1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
bomb1
boob1
booboo6
boohoo6
boom1
boot1
booth5
both1
bottom6
haboob6
hobo1
lamb1
lobo1
mamba5
mambo5
★mothballpangram15
tabla5
taboo5
tollbooth9
tomb1