NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Longest word
confounded
10 letters
Top scorer
confounded
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
C
6
6
4
3
4
1
1
25
D
1
2
2
2
1
1
–
9
E
–
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
F
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
N
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
U
–
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
Σ
8
12
12
7
6
2
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 2co 20cu 3
D
de 8du 1
E
ed 2en 2
F
fe 3
N
ne 1no 1
O
on 1ou 1
U
un 3
All 48 answers
279 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
cocoon6
cocooned8
code1
coded5
codon5
coed1
coffee6
cofound7
★cofoundedpangram16
concede7
conceded8
condo5
condone7
condoned8
cone1
coned5
confound8
★confoundedpangram17
conned6
cooed5
cued1
cuff1
cuffed6
deco1
decode6
decoded7
deduce6
deduced7
denounce8
denounced9
deuce5
dunce5
educe5
educed6
encode6
encoded7
fecund6
fence5
fenced6
neocon6
nonce5
once1
ounce5
unceded7
uncuff6
uncuffed8