NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 14, 2024
Longest word
villanelle
10 letters
Top scorer
javelina
15 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
10
Σ
A
1
6
2
–
–
–
–
9
E
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
J
3
–
–
1
1
–
–
5
L
5
2
2
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–
–
–
9
N
4
4
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–
–
–
–
8
V
5
3
1
2
1
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1
13
Σ
20
16
5
3
2
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3an 4av 2
E
ea 1el 1
I
in 1
J
ja 4je 1
L
la 5le 3li 1
N
na 7ni 1
V
va 6ve 3vi 4
All 47 answers
191 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alien5
alive5
allele6
anal1
annal5
anneal6
anvil5
avail5
avian5
eave1
elan1
inane5
jail1
java1
★javelinpangram14
★javelinapangram15
jean1
lain1
lanai5
lane1
lava1
lave1
lean1
leave5
leaven6
lineal6
naan1
nail1
naive5
nana1
naval5
nave1
navel5
ninja5
vain1
vale1
valve5
vane1
vanilla7
vanillin8
veal1
venal5
venial6
vial1
villa5
villain7
villanelle10