NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 28, 2023
Longest word
abracadabra
11 letters
Top scorer
backboard
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
A
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
1
4
B
2
–
–
2
3
1
–
–
8
C
10
8
–
–
1
2
–
–
21
D
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
17
9
2
2
4
3
0
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ac 1ar 1
B
ba 6bo 2
C
ca 5co 10cr 6
D
do 1
O
or 1
R
ra 1ro 2
All 38 answers
179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aback5
abracadabra11
accord6
arco1
back1
★backboardpangram16
★backdoorpangram15
barback7
barbacoa8
barrack7
bock1
bookrack8
cacao5
carb1
card1
cardboard9
carob5
cobra5
coca1
cock1
cocoa5
coda1
cook1
cookbook8
cord1
cork1
★corkboardpangram16
crab1
crack5
croak5
croc1
crock5
crook5
dock1
orca1
rack1
rock1
rococo6