NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 18, 2023
Longest word
opinion
7 letters
Top scorer
phoenix
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
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
E
1
–
–
–
1
H
3
1
–
–
4
N
4
–
–
–
4
O
2
2
–
1
5
P
5
2
1
1
9
X
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
15
6
1
2
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ex 1
H
hi 1ho 3
N
ne 1no 3
O
on 1op 3ox 1
P
pe 1ph 3pi 1po 4
X
xe 1
All 24 answers
72 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★expo1
hippo5
hone1
hoop1
hope1
neon1
none1
noon1
nope1
onion5
open1
opine5
opinion7
oxen1
peon1
★phoenixpangram14
phone5
phono5
pinion6
pone1
pooh1
poop1
pope1
xenon5