NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 16, 2023
Longest word
ambulette
9 letters
Top scorer
ambulette
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
2
1
1
–
1
1
6
B
5
3
5
–
1
1
15
E
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
L
5
–
1
–
–
–
6
M
5
–
5
1
1
–
12
T
4
3
3
1
1
–
12
U
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
21
7
16
4
4
2
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 2am 3
B
ba 2be 2bl 2bu 9
E
em 1
L
lu 6
M
ma 2mu 10
T
ta 3tu 9
U
ul 1um 1
All 54 answers
251 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abut1
album5
alum1
★ambulatepangram15
★ambulettepangram16
amulet6
bateau6
bauble6
beau1
beaut5
blue1
bluebell8
bubba5
bubble6
bulb1
bull1
bullet6
bumble6
bumblebee9
butt1
butte5
emulate7
luau1
lube1
lull1
lulu1
lute1
luteal6
malamute8
maul1
mule1
mull1
mullet6
mumble6
★mutablepangram14
mutate6
mute1
mutt1
mutual6
muumuu6
tableau7
tabulate8
taut1
tuba1
tubal5
tube1
tubule6
tulle5
tumble6
tumult6
tutee5
tutu1
ululate7
umlaut6