NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 15, 2023
Longest word
paintball
9 letters
Top scorer
paintball
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
B
9
2
1
1
1
–
14
L
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
P
–
–
–
1
–
1
2
T
–
2
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
9
6
3
2
1
1
22
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1
B
ba 6bi 2bl 6
L
la 2
P
pa 1pi 1
T
ta 1ti 2
All 22 answers
95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alibi5
baba1
bail1
bait1
ball1
banal5
banana6
bilabial8
bill1
blab1
blat1
blatant7
blin1
blini5
blip1
labia5
labial6
★paintballpangram16
pinball7
tabla5
tibia5
tibial6