NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
daintily
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
9
10
Σ
A
4
3
2
–
–
–
–
9
D
3
4
2
2
1
–
1
13
I
–
1
2
2
–
1
–
6
L
4
2
1
1
1
–
–
9
N
4
4
1
1
1
–
–
11
T
3
5
2
1
–
–
–
11
Σ
18
19
10
7
3
1
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3an 4at 2
D
da 10di 2dy 1
I
in 6
L
la 8li 1
N
na 11
T
ta 8ti 3
All 59 answers
272 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
allay5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anti1
atilt5
attain6
daddy5
daily5
★daintilypangram15
dainty6
dally5
dandily7
dandy5
data1
daylily7
daylit6
dial1
dillydally10
dyad1
inanity7
initial7
initially9
inlaid6
inland6
inlay5
lady1
laid1
lain1
laity5
lanai5
land1
landlady8
lantana7
litany6
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nail1
nana1
nanny5
natal5
natality8
natant6
nattily7
natty5
tail1
taint5
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
tannin6
tatty5
tidal5
tidally7
titan5