NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 24, 2023
Longest word
arthritic
9 letters
Top scorer
matriarch
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
8
9
Σ
A
2
3
1
2
1
1
10
C
3
6
2
1
1
1
14
H
3
1
–
–
1
–
5
M
2
2
1
–
1
1
7
R
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
T
3
3
3
1
–
–
10
Σ
14
16
7
5
4
3
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 7at 3
C
ca 5ch 4ci 3cr 2
H
ha 5
M
ma 6mi 1
R
ra 2ri 1
T
ta 4ti 1tr 5
All 49 answers
237 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arch1
archaic7
arctic6
arhat5
aria1
armchair8
arthritic9
atria5
attar5
attract7
carat5
cart1
cataract8
catarrh7
cathartic9
chair5
char1
charm5
chart5
circa5
cirri5
citric6
cram1
critic6
hair1
hamartia8
haram5
harm1
hart1
maraca6
march5
mariachi8
marm1
mart1
★matriarchpangram16
mirth5
raita5
ratatat7
rich1
tamari6
tarmac6
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
tract5
trait5
tram1
tramcar7
trim1