NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 16, 2023
Longest word
avenging
8 letters
Top scorer
weaving
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
Σ
A
–
2
1
–
1
4
E
2
–
–
1
–
3
G
2
1
2
–
–
5
N
1
1
–
–
–
2
V
5
1
2
2
–
10
W
1
2
1
2
–
6
Σ
11
7
6
5
1
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1av 3
E
ea 1ev 2
G
ga 2gi 3
N
na 2
V
va 3ve 4vi 3
W
wa 4we 2
All 30 answers
132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agave5
avenge6
avenging8
avian5
eave1
even1
evening7
gavage6
gave1
give1
given5
giving6
naive5
nave1
vagina6
vain1
vane1
vegan5
veggie6
vegging7
vein1
view1
viewing7
vine1
waive5
waiving7
wave1
waving6
weave5
★weavingpangram14