NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 17, 2023
Longest word
alchemy
7 letters
Top scorer
alchemy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
3
–
–
1
4
C
6
5
3
1
15
E
1
1
–
–
2
L
3
2
1
–
6
M
1
1
–
–
2
Y
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
15
10
4
2
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3al 1
C
ca 7ce 1ch 2cl 4cy 1
E
ea 1em 1
L
la 2le 3ly 1
M
ma 1me 1
Y
ye 2
All 31 answers
110 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
achy1
acme1
★alchemypangram14
cache5
call1
calla5
calm1
calmly6
came1
camel5
cell1
challah7
chyme5
clam1
clammy6
clay1
clayey6
cycle5
each1
emcee5
lace1
lacy1
leach5
lech1
leech5
lychee6
mace1
mecca5
yecch5
yech1