NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Longest word
defatted
8 letters
Top scorer
fixated
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
A
–
–
1
–
–
1
D
5
2
2
–
2
11
E
2
–
3
–
–
5
F
6
3
3
1
–
13
I
–
–
1
1
–
2
T
9
2
4
1
–
16
Σ
22
7
14
3
2
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
at 1
D
da 4de 5di 2
E
ed 2ef 1ex 2
F
fa 3fe 6fi 4
I
id 2
T
ta 6te 5ti 5
All 48 answers
185 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ataxia6
daft1
data1
date1
dated5
defat5
defatted8
defeat6
defeated8
deft1
diet1
dieted6
edit1
edited6
effete6
exit1
exited6
fate1
fated5
fatted6
feat1
feet1
feta1
fete1
feted5
fetid5
fiat1
fitted6
fixate6
★fixatedpangram14
ideate6
ideated7
taffeta7
tatted6
taxa1
taxed5
taxi1
taxied6
teat1
teed1
teff1
text1
texted6
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tiff1