NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 26, 2023
Longest word
pendulum
8 letters
Top scorer
pendulum
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
D
3
1
3
1
–
8
E
–
1
1
–
–
2
L
6
1
2
–
–
9
M
3
1
4
2
–
10
N
1
–
1
1
–
3
P
6
3
8
3
2
22
U
–
–
–
–
1
1
Σ
19
7
19
7
3
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 3du 5
E
el 2
L
le 2lu 7
M
me 5mu 5
N
ne 2nu 1
P
pe 6pl 6pu 10
U
un 1
All 55 answers
248 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dell1
delude6
deluded7
duel1
dueled6
dull1
dulled6
duple5
elude5
eluded6
lede1
lend1
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
lumen5
lump1
lumped6
lune1
meddle6
meddled7
meld1
melded6
melee5
muddle6
muddled7
mule1
mull1
mulled6
needle6
needled7
null1
peddle6
peddled7
peel1
peeled6
★pendulumpangram15
peplum6
pled1
plum1
plume5
plumed6
plump5
plumped7
puddle6
puddled7
pule1
puled5
pull1
pulled6
pulp1
pulped6
pummel6
pummeled8
unpeeled8