NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Longest word
tattletale
10 letters
Top scorer
ejectable
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
9
10
Σ
A
1
1
3
2
–
–
–
7
B
6
2
4
–
1
–
–
13
C
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
E
–
4
1
2
–
2
–
9
J
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
1
–
2
–
–
–
4
T
7
3
2
–
1
–
1
14
Σ
16
12
11
7
2
2
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 5ac 2
B
ba 3be 8bl 2
C
ca 2cl 1
E
ea 1ec 1ej 3el 4
J
je 1
L
la 4
T
ta 10te 4
All 51 answers
242 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abate5
abet1
abettal7
abject6
ablate6
acetal6
acetate7
ballet6
bate1
battle6
beat1
beatable8
beet1
beetle6
belate6
belt1
beta1
betel5
blat1
bleat5
catcall7
cattle6
cleat5
eatable7
eclat5
eject5
ejecta6
★ejectablepangram16
elate5
elect5
electable9
electee7
jete1
lactate7
lacteal7
late1
latte5
tabla5
table5
tablet6
tacet5
tact1
talc1
tale1
tall1
tattle6
tattletale10
teal1
teat1
tell1
telltale8