NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 31, 2023
Longest word
honeymoon
9 letters
Top scorer
hegemony
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
9
Σ
E
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
G
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
H
3
5
–
1
2
1
12
M
2
1
–
–
1
–
4
N
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Y
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
14
9
3
1
3
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
eg 2en 1
G
ge 2gh 1gn 1go 2
H
he 4ho 7hy 1
M
me 2mo 2
N
ne 2no 1
O
og 1om 1
Y
ye 1
All 31 answers
131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eggnog6
eggy1
enemy5
gene1
genome6
ghee1
gnome5
gone1
gooey5
hegemon7
★hegemonypangram15
heme1
henge5
home1
homey5
★homogenypangram15
hone1
honey5
honeymoon9
hooey5
hymen5
meme1
memo1
money5
moneymen8
nene1
neon1
none1
ogee1
omen1
yeomen6