NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Longest word
backboard
9 letters
Top scorer
backboard
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
3
3
–
–
–
7
B
6
4
2
–
3
1
16
C
7
7
–
–
1
2
17
D
4
–
2
–
–
–
6
K
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
O
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
R
5
–
1
–
–
–
6
Σ
27
15
8
0
4
3
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ac 1ad 1ar 3
B
ba 4bo 9br 3
C
ca 3co 10cr 4
D
do 6
K
ka 1ko 1
O
od 1ok 1or 1
R
ro 6
All 57 answers
230 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aboard6
abroad6
accord6
adobo5
arbor5
arco1
ardor5
★backboardpangram16
★backdoorpangram15
baobab6
barbacoa8
boar1
board5
boba1
bock1
boob1
booboo6
book1
bookrack8
boor1
broad5
brood5
brook5
cacao5
cardboard9
carob5
cobra5
coca1
cock1
cocoa5
coda1
cook1
cookbook8
cord1
cork1
★corkboardpangram16
croak5
croc1
crock5
crook5
dock1
dodo1
doodad6
door1
dorado6
dork1
kabob5
kook1
odor1
okra1
orca1
road1
roar1
rock1
rococo6
rood1
rook1