NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Longest word
drumroll
8 letters
Top scorer
modular
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
3
3
1
1
–
8
D
4
2
1
1
1
9
L
5
–
–
–
–
5
M
2
1
3
2
–
8
R
–
2
–
–
–
2
Σ
14
8
5
4
1
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2am 1ar 1au 4
D
do 2dr 2du 5
L
la 1lo 1lu 3
M
ma 2mo 1mu 5
R
ru 2
All 32 answers
127 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aloud5
alum1
amour5
arum1
aura1
aural5
aurora6
auroral7
doula5
dour1
drum1
drumroll8
dual1
dull1
dullard7
dumdum6
durum5
laud1
loud1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
maraud6
maul1
★modularpangram14
mudroom7
mull1
mural5
murmur6
muumuu6
rumor5
rural5