NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Longest word
unclenched
10 letters
Top scorer
unclenched
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
Σ
C
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
D
1
1
2
1
–
–
–
5
E
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
H
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
L
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
N
4
–
2
1
–
–
–
7
U
–
2
–
1
3
–
1
7
Σ
7
8
7
5
4
0
1
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 2
D
de 2du 3
E
en 3eu 1
H
he 1hu 2
L
le 1lu 3
N
ne 5nu 2
U
un 7
All 32 answers
180 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clench6
clenched8
denude6
denuded7
dunce5
dune1
dunned6
ended5
endue5
endued6
eunuch6
hence5
hunch5
hunched7
lend1
lunch5
★lunchedpangram14
lune1
need1
needed6
needle6
needled7
nene1
nude1
null1
unceded7
uncle5
unclench8
★unclenchedpangram17
undue5
unheeded8
unneeded8