NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 2, 2023
Longest word
ineffective
11 letters
Top scorer
ineffective
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.5
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
C
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
E
–
1
3
1
–
2
–
–
7
F
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
2
–
–
3
–
2
7
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
V
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
4
6
5
2
0
5
0
2
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 3
E
ef 3en 1ev 3
F
fe 1fi 1
I
in 7
N
ni 2
T
ti 1
V
vi 1
All 24 answers
159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
cite1
civet5
civic5
effect6
effective9
efficient9
entice6
evict5
evictee7
evince6
fence5
fictive7
incentive9
incite6
★ineffectivepangram18
inefficient11
infect6
★infectivepangram16
invective9
nice1
niece5
tinct5
vice1