NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 10, 2023
Longest word
anklebone
9 letters
Top scorer
anklebone
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
Σ
A
3
1
–
1
–
1
6
B
10
1
6
1
1
–
19
E
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
K
5
3
–
–
–
–
8
L
7
1
–
–
1
–
9
N
6
2
–
–
–
–
8
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
34
9
6
3
2
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ae 1al 2an 2
B
ba 3bl 2bo 14
E
eb 1en 1
K
ka 1ke 1kn 2ko 4
L
ll 1lo 8
N
na 1ne 1no 6
O
oa 1ob 1ol 1
All 55 answers
168 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abalone7
aeon1
aloe1
alone5
★anklebonepangram16
anon1
baboon6
balloon7
baobab6
blob1
bloke5
boba1
bobble6
bola1
boll1
bolo1
bonbon6
bone1
bonk1
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
book1
bookable8
boon1
ebon1
ennoble7
kabob5
keno1
knob1
knoll5
koala5
koan1
kola1
kook1
llano5
loan1
loanable8
lobe1
lobo1
loll1
lone1
look1
loon1
nabob5
neon1
noble5
noel1
none1
noob1
nook1
noon1
oaken5
oboe1
oleo1