NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 13, 2023
Longest word
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9 letters
Top scorer
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16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
2
3
2
1
13
C
3
3
7
3
2
1
19
D
4
4
2
–
1
1
12
I
–
–
3
1
–
–
4
N
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
R
5
6
2
–
–
–
13
Σ
16
18
17
7
5
3
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5ad 1an 3ar 4
C
ca 8ci 2co 9
D
da 1di 2do 5dr 4
I
in 4
N
na 3
O
od 1or 1
R
ra 9ri 1ro 3
All 66 answers
345 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accord6
★accordionpangram16
acid1
acidic6
acrid5
adorn5
anaconda8
andiron7
android7
arcadia7
arcadian8
ardor5
arid1
canard6
candid6
candor6
canid5
card1
cardiac7
cardio6
cardioid8
cicada6
circadian9
coda1
codon5
concord7
condo5
condor6
cord1
cordon6
corrida7
corridor8
darn1
dinar5
dino1
dodo1
donor5
doodad6
door1
dorado6
★draconianpangram16
★draconicpangram15
drain5
droid5
indica6
indicia7
indoor6
inroad6
nada1
nadir5
naiad5
odor1
ordain6
radar5
radian6
radii5
radio5
radon5
raid1
rancid6
rand1
rando5
rind1
road1
rondo5
rood1