NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Longest word
medieval
8 letters
Top scorer
medieval
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
1
1
–
–
–
2
D
3
–
4
1
–
8
E
–
2
–
2
–
4
I
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
4
4
1
1
–
10
M
16
7
9
2
1
35
Σ
25
14
14
6
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1am 1
D
da 2de 2di 4
E
ed 2em 2
I
im 1
L
la 4le 1li 4ll 1
M
ma 13me 14mi 8
All 60 answers
236 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aimed5
amid1
dame1
dammed6
deem1
deemed6
diadem6
dilemma7
dime1
dimmed6
edamame7
edema5
email5
emailed7
imam1
lama1
lame1
lamed5
lammed6
lemma5
lima1
lime1
limeade7
limed5
llama5
madam5
madame6
made1
maid1
mail1
mailed6
maim1
maimed6
male1
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mead1
meal1
medal5
medaled7
meddle6
meddled7
media5
medial6
★medievalpangram15
meld1
melded6
melee5
meme1
memed5
middle6
midi1
mild1
mile1
mill1
milled6
mime1
mimed5