NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 12, 2023
Longest word
blatantly
9 letters
Top scorer
notably
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
2
–
1
–
7
B
2
3
6
3
–
1
15
L
2
2
–
1
–
–
5
N
4
6
1
2
–
–
13
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
2
2
–
1
–
–
5
Σ
14
16
9
7
1
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 5at 2
B
ba 7bl 2bo 6
L
la 1ll 1lo 3
N
na 8no 4ny 1
O
on 3
T
ta 1to 4
All 48 answers
221 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anal1
anally6
annal5
annoy5
anon1
atonal6
atonally8
baboon6
balloon7
banal5
banally7
banana6
banyan6
baton5
blatant7
blatantly9
bonbon6
bonny5
bonobo6
bony1
boon1
botany6
lantana7
llano5
loan1
loon1
loony5
naan1
nabob5
nana1
nanny5
nanobot7
natal5
natant6
natty5
nobly5
noob1
noon1
★notablypangram14
nylon5
onlay5
only1
onto1
talon5
tonal5
tonally7
tony1
toon1