NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 19, 2024
Longest word
illegibility
12 letters
Top scorer
illegibility
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
11
12
Σ
B
6
8
4
–
1
–
–
–
–
19
E
2
2
1
–
2
–
–
1
–
8
G
3
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
I
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
1
3
L
1
4
1
3
–
–
1
–
–
10
T
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
Y
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
16
16
9
3
3
2
1
1
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 11bi 7by 1
E
ee 1eg 1el 5ey 1
G
ge 2gi 3gl 1
I
il 3
L
le 5li 5
T
te 1ti 3
Y
ye 2
All 52 answers
267 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beet1
beetle6
beget5
beige5
belie5
belittle8
bell1
belle5
belly5
belt1
betel5
bible5
bigeye6
biggie6
bile1
bilge5
billet6
bite1
byte1
eely1
eggy1
elegy5
★eligibilitypangram18
eligible8
eligibly8
elite5
eyelet6
gelee5
gelt1
gibe1
giblet6
giggle6
glee1
★illegibilitypangram19
illegible9
illegibly9
leggy5
★legibilitypangram17
legible7
legibly7
legit5
libel5
libelee7
liege5
lite1
little6
tell1
tile1
title5
tittle6
yell1
yeti1