NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 3, 2023
Longest word
maintain
8 letters
Top scorer
varmint
14 points
Starting letters
5 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
Σ
A
–
1
1
–
–
2
I
1
–
–
–
–
1
M
8
6
4
3
2
23
T
2
–
2
1
1
6
V
–
–
–
2
–
2
Σ
11
7
7
6
3
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1an 1
I
im 1
M
ma 16mi 7
T
ta 3tr 3
V
va 1vi 1
All 34 answers
161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airman6
anima5
imam1
maim1
main1
maintain8
mama1
mamma5
mania5
manna5
manta5
mantra6
marina6
marinara8
marm1
mart1
martian7
martin6
martini7
mini1
minim5
minima6
minivan7
mint1
mirin5
mitt1
tamari6
tamarin7
tatami6
tram1
trim1
trimaran8
★varmintpangram14
vitamin7