NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Longest word
dormitory
9 letters
Top scorer
dormitory
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
D
5
4
–
–
–
1
10
I
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
M
3
4
1
–
–
–
8
O
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
R
5
2
–
–
–
–
7
T
9
2
3
–
1
1
16
Σ
24
14
5
0
1
2
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 1do 8dr 1
I
id 2
M
mi 1mo 7
O
od 2om 1
R
ri 1ro 6
T
to 11tr 4ty 1
All 46 answers
157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ditto5
dodo1
doom1
doomy5
door1
dorm1
★dormitorypangram16
dory1
dotty5
droid5
idiom5
idiot5
mirror6
mommy5
mood1
moody5
moor1
moot1
motor5
motto5
oddity6
odor1
omit1
riot1
rood1
room1
roomy5
root1
roti1
rotor5
toddy5
tommyrot8
tomtit6
toot1
tori1
torii5
toro1
toroid6
torrid6
torridity9
tort1
trio1
trod1
trot1
troy1
tyro1