NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 19, 2023
Longest word
familial
8 letters
Top scorer
filename
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
E
–
1
–
–
–
1
F
14
5
8
2
4
33
I
–
–
1
1
–
2
L
2
–
–
–
1
3
M
1
1
–
–
–
2
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
7
10
4
5
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1al 1
E
el 1
F
fa 7fe 8fi 11fl 7
I
in 2
L
le 1li 2
M
ma 1mi 1
N
na 1
All 44 answers
195 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aflame6
alfalfa7
elfin5
fail1
falafel7
fall1
fallen6
fame1
familial8
famine6
feel1
feline6
fell1
fella5
female6
feminine8
femme5
fennel6
fief1
fife1
file1
★filenamepangram15
filial6
fill1
film1
final5
finale6
fine1
finial6
flail5
flame5
flan1
flannel7
flea1
flee1
flimflam8
infill6
★inflamepangram14
leaf1
life1
lifeline8
mafia5
miff1
naif1