NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 9, 2023
Longest word
traumatic
9 letters
Top scorer
traumatic
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
4
3
3
1
–
–
11
C
3
3
–
–
1
–
7
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
M
5
1
1
–
–
–
7
R
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
T
4
4
6
1
–
1
16
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
17
13
10
3
1
1
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ar 3at 5au 1
C
ca 5ci 1cr 1
I
im 1
M
ma 6mi 1
R
ra 2
T
ta 9ti 1tr 6
U
um 1
All 45 answers
187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
arctic6
aria1
arum1
atria5
atrium6
attar5
attic5
attract7
aura1
cacti5
cami1
carat5
cart1
cataract8
circa5
cram1
imam1
maim1
mama1
mamma5
maraca6
marm1
mart1
mica1
raita5
ratatat7
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tamari6
tarmac6
tart1
tartar6
tatami6
taut1
tiara5
tract5
trait5
tram1
tramcar7
trauma6
★traumaticpangram16
umami5