NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Longest word
analyzed
8 letters
Top scorer
analyzed
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
1
1
3
2
2
9
D
3
1
1
–
1
6
E
1
2
1
–
–
4
L
4
1
4
–
2
11
N
5
2
2
1
–
10
Y
–
–
1
–
–
1
Z
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
7
12
3
5
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2an 7
D
da 1de 4dy 1
E
el 2en 2
L
la 5le 6
N
na 4ne 6
Y
ye 1
Z
za 1
All 42 answers
190 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addend6
addenda7
anal1
anally6
analyze7
★analyzedpangram15
annal5
anneal6
annealed8
dandy5
deaden6
deadened8
dean1
deny1
dyne1
elan1
eland5
ended5
ennead6
laden5
land1
landed6
landlady8
lane1
leaden6
leadenly8
lean1
leaned6
leanly6
lend1
naan1
nada1
nana1
nanny5
need1
needed6
needle6
needled7
needy5
nene1
yenned6
zany1