NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Longest word
pityingly
9 letters
Top scorer
pityingly
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
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
G
1
1
–
–
1
–
3
I
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
L
2
1
–
1
–
–
4
P
2
1
–
2
–
1
6
T
4
3
4
6
2
–
19
Σ
10
6
4
9
4
1
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 1gl 2
I
ig 1it 1
L
li 4
P
pi 6
T
ti 17ty 2
All 34 answers
175 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★gilt1
glint5
glinting8
igniting8
itty1
lilt1
lilting7
lint1
linty5
pint1
pipit5
pitting7
pity1
pitying7
★pityinglypangram16
tiling6
till1
tilling7
tilt1
tilting7
tinging7
tingling8
tingly6
tinily6
tinny5
tint1
tinting7
tiny1
tipping7
tippling8
tippy5
titling7
tying5
typing6