NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 14, 2023
Longest word
genealogy
9 letters
Top scorer
genealogy
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
5
2
1
–
–
9
E
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
G
–
4
4
1
–
1
10
L
1
4
2
2
2
–
11
N
–
3
–
–
–
–
3
O
1
1
–
–
1
–
3
Y
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
8
18
8
4
3
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1al 4an 4
E
ee 1eg 1el 1
G
ga 3ge 2go 5
L
la 2le 3lo 6
N
na 2ny 1
O
oe 1on 2
Y
ya 1ye 1yo 1
All 42 answers
214 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agony5
allay5
alley5
alloy5
ally1
anally6
analogy7
annoy5
anyone6
eely1
eggy1
elegy5
galley6
gangly6
gayly5
★genealogypangram16
geology7
goggly6
golly5
gooey5
googly6
goony5
laggy5
lallygag8
leanly6
legally7
leggy5
logy1
lollygag8
lonely6
loony5
loyal5
loyally7
naggy5
nanny5
nylon5
oenology8
onlay5
only1
yang1
yell1
yoga1