NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Longest word
unengaged
9 letters
Top scorer
untagged
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
9
Σ
A
2
3
1
–
–
–
6
D
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
E
2
2
1
1
–
–
6
G
7
3
8
–
–
–
18
N
–
1
4
1
–
–
6
T
1
–
2
2
1
–
6
U
–
1
–
1
1
1
4
Σ
14
10
17
5
2
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ag 5
D
da 1de 1du 1
E
ed 2eg 2en 2
G
ga 13ge 2gn 1gu 2
N
na 1ne 2nu 3
T
ta 3te 2tu 1
U
un 4
All 49 answers
233 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adage5
agate5
aged1
agenda6
agent5
ague1
dang1
dengue6
dung1
edge1
edged5
egad1
egged5
engage6
engaged7
gadded6
gadget6
gaga1
gage1
gagged6
gang1
ganged6
gate1
gateau6
gated5
gauge5
gauged6
gaunt5
gene1
gent1
gnat1
gunned6
gutted6
nagged6
negate6
negated7
nudge5
nudged6
nugget6
tagged6
tang1
tangent7
teenage7
teenaged8
tugged6
unengaged9
unguent7
untag5
★untaggedpangram15