NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 6, 2023
Longest word
aligning
8 letters
Top scorer
handling
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
2
3
1
2
1
9
D
2
–
1
1
2
6
G
6
1
–
5
4
16
H
3
1
–
2
4
10
I
–
–
3
–
1
4
L
3
1
2
3
–
9
N
1
–
–
1
1
3
Σ
17
6
7
14
13
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ai 1al 4an 3
D
da 2di 4
G
ga 7gi 5gl 4
H
ha 7hi 3
I
id 1in 3
L
la 8li 1
N
na 2ni 1
All 57 answers
305 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addling7
ailing6
alga1
algal5
align5
aligning8
anal1
angling7
annal5
dahlia6
dangling8
dial1
dialing7
diddling8
dill1
gala1
galangal8
gall1
galling7
gangland8
ganglia7
gangling8
giggling8
gild1
gilding7
gill1
gilling7
glad1
gland5
glia1
gliding7
haggling8
hail1
hailing7
halal5
hall1
★handlingpangram15
hangnail8
★highlandpangram15
hill1
hilling7
idling6
inhaling8
inlaid6
inland6
lading6
ladling7
lagging7
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
landing7
lining6
nail1
nailing7
niggling8