NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 12, 2023
Longest word
pellicle
8 letters
Top scorer
compile
14 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
Σ
C
3
3
2
1
–
9
E
2
2
–
–
–
4
I
–
1
1
–
–
2
L
3
–
–
–
–
3
M
7
2
–
–
–
9
O
1
2
–
–
–
3
P
9
1
5
1
1
17
Σ
25
11
8
2
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3cl 1co 5
E
el 1em 1ep 2
I
ic 1im 1
L
li 2lo 1
M
me 3mi 4mo 2
O
ol 3
P
pe 4pi 4pl 1po 8
All 47 answers
164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
celli5
cello5
clime5
collie6
come1
compel6
★compilepangram14
cope1
elope5
emcee5
epee1
epic1
icicle6
impel5
lice1
lime1
lope1
melee5
meme1
memo1
mice1
mile1
mime1
mimeo5
mole1
mope1
oleic5
oleo1
ollie5
peel1
peep1
pellicle8
people6
piece5
pile1
pimple6
pipe1
plie1
poem1
pole1
★polemicpangram14
police6
pome1
pomelo6
pommel6
pope1