NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 21, 2023
Longest word
demimonde
9 letters
Top scorer
monoxide
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
D
4
3
3
1
1
1
13
E
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1
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–
–
1
I
–
4
3
1
–
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8
M
7
6
3
–
1
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17
N
1
1
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1
–
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3
O
–
2
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2
Σ
12
16
10
3
2
1
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 3di 8do 2
E
ed 1
I
id 1in 5io 2
M
mi 14mo 3
N
ni 2no 1
O
on 1ox 1
All 44 answers
205 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★demimonde9
denied6
denim5
died1
dime1
dimmed6
dine1
dined5
dino1
diode5
dioxide7
dominion8
domino6
eddied6
idiom5
indeed6
index5
indexed7
indie5
innie5
iodide6
iodine6
midi1
mien1
mime1
mimed5
mimeo5
mind1
minded6
mine1
mined5
mini1
minim5
minion6
minx1
mixed5
monied6
★monoxidepangram15
moxie5
nine1
nixed5
nominee7
onion5
oxide5