NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 20, 2023
Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
locution
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
9
10
Σ
C
4
2
3
2
–
1
1
13
I
1
–
1
1
–
1
–
4
L
4
2
1
1
1
–
–
9
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
1
–
–
1
–
3
T
10
4
–
1
–
–
–
15
U
2
3
–
1
–
–
–
6
Σ
22
11
7
6
1
3
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 2co 8cu 3
I
il 1in 3
L
li 4lo 5
N
no 1
O
oc 2on 1
T
ti 4to 7tu 4
U
un 6
All 51 answers
220 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clot1
clout5
coconut7
colt1
concoct7
concoction10
coot1
cotillion9
cotton6
count5
cult1
cultic6
cutout6
illicit7
into1
intuit6
intuition9
licit5
lilt1
★linocutpangram14
lint1
★locutionpangram15
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
lout1
notion6
occult6
octillion9
onto1
till1
tilt1
tinct5
tint1
toil1
toll1
tonic5
tool1
toon1
toot1
tout1
tuition7
tunic5
tutti5
tutu1
unction7
uncut5
unit1
unlit5
until5
unto1