NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Longest word
invariant
9 letters
Top scorer
vibrant
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
2
3
–
–
–
6
B
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
–
–
1
1
2
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
R
1
1
3
1
–
–
6
T
2
6
5
1
–
–
14
V
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
Σ
6
9
12
4
1
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 1ar 1at 3av 1
B
ba 1br 1
I
in 1ir 1
N
na 1
R
ra 5ri 1
T
ta 7ti 4tr 3
V
va 1vi 1
All 33 answers
175 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anti1
arrant6
atria5
attain6
attar5
avatar6
bait1
brat1
invariant9
irritant8
natant6
rabbit6
raita5
rant1
ratatat7
rattan6
ribbit6
taint5
tannin6
tantara7
tantra6
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
tiara5
tibia5
tint1
titan5
train5
trait5
trivia6
variant7
★vibrantpangram14