NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 27, 2024
Longest word
arrowroot
9 letters
Top scorer
throwaway
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
4
5
1
1
–
1
12
H
4
3
3
–
–
1
11
O
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
R
1
1
1
2
1
–
6
T
5
4
4
1
1
1
16
W
5
3
–
–
–
1
9
Y
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
21
17
11
5
2
4
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ah 1ao 1ar 6at 2aw 2
H
ha 5ho 6
O
oa 2or 2
R
ra 2ro 4
T
ta 7th 7to 1tr 1
W
wa 5wh 2wo 1wr 1
Y
ya 2
All 60 answers
266 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ahoy1
aorta5
arhat5
array5
arrow5
arrowroot9
arroyo6
arty1
athwart7
attar5
away1
awry1
harrow6
harry5
hart1
hath1
hatha5
hoar1
hoary5
hoorah6
hooray6
hora1
hortatory9
oath1
oaty1
orator6
oratory7
ratatat7
ratty5
roar1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
taro1
tarot5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
tatty5
that1
thataway8
thaw1
throat6
throaty7
★throwawaypangram16
thwart6
torah5
tray1
wahoo5
wart1
warty5
wary1
watt1
what1
whoa1
worrywart9
wrath5
yahoo5
yarrow6