NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 1, 2023
Longest word
allowance
9 letters
Top scorer
allowance
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
4
1
2
–
–
1
8
C
3
4
1
3
–
–
11
E
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
L
4
1
1
–
–
–
6
N
4
2
1
–
–
–
7
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
W
5
–
1
–
–
–
6
Σ
23
9
7
3
0
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ae 1al 4an 2
C
ca 3ce 2cl 2co 4
E
el 1en 1
L
la 3le 1lo 2
N
ne 4no 3
O
oc 1ol 1on 1
W
wa 2we 3wo 1
All 43 answers
147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acne1
aeon1
allele6
★allowancepangram16
aloe1
alone5
anew1
anneal6
cancel6
cane1
canoe5
cell1
cello5
clean5
clone5
colleen7
colonel7
conceal7
cone1
elan1
enlace6
lace1
lance5
lane1
lean1
locale6
lone1
nene1
neocon6
neon1
newel5
noel1
nonce5
none1
ocean5
oleo1
once1
wale1
wane1
weal1
wean1
well1
woolen6