NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 25, 2023
Longest word
intelligible
12 letters
Top scorer
intelligible
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
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
11
12
Σ
B
9
12
6
9
3
3
1
–
–
43
E
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
G
2
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2
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
I
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
1
3
L
–
1
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2
1
–
–
–
–
4
N
–
–
1
–
1
–
1
–
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3
Σ
11
13
10
11
6
4
3
0
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 25bi 15bl 3
E
eb 1el 1
G
gi 3gl 1
I
il 1in 2
L
le 1li 3
N
ne 1ni 2
All 59 answers
367 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beeline7
been1
beet1
beetle6
beget5
begetting9
begging7
begin5
beginning9
beige5
beignet7
being5
belie5
belittle8
★belittlingpangram17
bell1
belle5
belling7
belt1
★beltingpangram14
beltline8
benign6
bent1
betel5
betting7
bible5
biggie6
bile1
bilge5
bill1
billet6
★billetingpangram16
billing7
binge5
bingeing8
binging7
binning7
bite1
biting6
bitten6
blin1
bling5
blini5
ebbing6
eligible8
gibe1
gibing6
giblet6
glib1
illegible9
ineligible10
★intelligiblepangram19
legible7
libel5
libelee7
libeling8
negligible10
nibble6
nibbling8