NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Longest word
tagliatelle
11 letters
Top scorer
illegality
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
10
11
Σ
A
1
3
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3
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7
E
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1
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1
G
4
1
4
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9
I
2
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1
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1
1
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5
L
3
3
2
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2
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10
T
5
2
2
1
1
1
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1
13
Y
1
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1
Σ
16
10
8
5
3
2
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 5al 1at 1
E
el 1
G
ga 3ge 1gi 4gl 1
I
il 4it 1
L
la 1le 2li 7
T
ta 6ti 7
Y
ye 1
All 46 answers
226 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agile5
agilely7
agility7
agita5
agitate7
alit1
atilt5
elite5
gaiety6
gaily5
gait1
gelati6
giggle6
giggly6
gill1
gilt1
glia1
illegal7
★illegalitypangram17
illegally9
illy1
itty1
laity5
★legalitypangram15
legit5
liege5
ligate6
lilt1
lily1
lite1
litigate8
little6
tagliatelle11
taiga5
tail1
tailgate8
tali1
tallit6
tile1
till1
tillage7
tilt1
titillate9
title5
tittle6
yeti1