NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 14, 2023
Longest word
circadian
9 letters
Top scorer
cardigan
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
2
1
3
1
1
–
8
C
1
1
3
3
1
1
10
D
4
2
3
4
2
–
15
G
3
2
–
4
2
–
11
I
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
N
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
R
3
3
3
3
–
–
12
Σ
14
11
13
16
6
1
61
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3ad 1ai 1ar 3
C
ca 8ci 2
D
da 5di 6dr 4
G
ga 1gi 2gr 8
I
in 2
N
na 3
R
ra 7ri 5
All 61 answers
330 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acid1
acidic6
acrid5
adding6
aiding6
arcadia7
arcadian8
arid1
cadging7
canard6
candid6
canid5
card1
cardiac7
★cardiganpangram15
★cardingpangram14
cicada6
circadian9
dancing7
dang1
daring6
darn1
darning7
dicing6
digging7
dinar5
ding1
dinging7
dining6
drag1
dragging8
drain5
draining8
gadding7
gird1
girding7
grad1
grading7
grand5
grandad7
granddad8
grid1
grind5
grinding8
indica6
indicia7
nada1
nadir5
naiad5
radar5
radian6
radii5
raid1
raiding7
rancid6
rand1
ridding7
ridging7
riding6
rigid5
rind1