NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 20, 2023
Longest word
flagpole
8 letters
Top scorer
flagpole
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.6
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
–
1
–
–
–
1
F
5
–
–
1
1
7
G
5
2
4
–
–
11
L
6
1
1
–
–
8
O
4
1
–
–
–
5
P
9
2
1
–
–
12
Σ
31
8
7
1
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1al 2ap 1
E
el 1
F
fa 1fl 4fo 2
G
ga 2gl 2go 7
L
lo 8
O
of 1og 2ol 1op 1
P
pa 1pe 1pl 1po 9
All 48 answers
135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agog1
aloe1
aloof5
apogee6
elope5
falloff7
★flagpolepangram15
floe1
flog1
flop1
foal1
fool1
gallop6
galop5
gloop5
glop1
goal1
goggle6
golf1
goof1
google6
googol6
goop1
loaf1
loge1
logo1
loll1
lollop6
loofa5
loop1
lope1
offal5
ogee1
ogle1
oleo1
opal1
paleo5
people6
plop1
pogo1
pole1
poll1
polo1
poof1
pool1
poop1
pope1
poppa5