NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 27, 2023
Longest word
benefitted
10 letters
Top scorer
benefitted
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
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
B
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
9
D
1
–
3
2
2
1
–
9
E
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
F
8
6
5
2
–
–
–
21
I
–
–
–
–
1
–
2
3
T
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
12
7
11
6
4
2
3
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 7bi 2
D
de 8di 1
E
ed 1ef 1
F
fe 9fi 12
I
id 1in 2
T
ti 1
All 45 answers
249 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beef1
beefed6
befit5
befitted8
benefit7
★benefitedpangram16
★benefittedpangram17
biff1
biffed6
defend6
defended8
defied6
define6
defined7
definite8
deft1
deified7
diffident9
edified7
effete6
feed1
feet1
feint5
feinted7
fend1
fended6
fete1
feted5
fetid5
fibbed6
fief1
fiend5
fife1
fifed5
fifteen7
find1
fine1
fined5
finite6
finned6
fitted6
identified10
indefinite10
infinite8
tiff1