NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 27, 2023
Longest word
awkwardly
9 letters
Top scorer
awkwardly
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
3
3
–
1
–
1
8
D
4
4
2
1
–
–
11
K
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
3
–
–
1
–
–
4
R
–
3
–
–
–
–
3
W
4
–
1
2
–
1
8
Y
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
16
11
3
5
0
2
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2ar 1aw 5
D
da 4dr 6dy 1
K
ka 1
L
la 4
R
ra 3
W
wa 8
Y
ya 2
All 37 answers
149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allay5
ally1
array5
award5
away1
awkward7
★awkwardlypangram16
awry1
daddy5
dally5
dark1
darkly6
draw1
drawl5
drawly6
dray1
dryad5
drywall7
dyad1
kayak5
lady1
lard1
lark1
layaway7
radar5
rally5
rawly5
walk1
walkway7
wall1
ward1
wary1
waylay6
wayward7
waywardly9
yard1
yawl1