NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 26, 2023
Longest word
availability
12 letters
Top scorer
availability
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
12
Σ
A
1
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
6
B
3
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
6
I
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
2
2
1
–
1
1
1
–
–
8
T
4
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
V
1
2
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
13
10
4
2
3
2
1
0
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 2at 1av 2
B
ba 2bi 4
I
il 1it 1
L
la 4li 4
T
ta 3ti 4
V
vi 7
All 36 answers
186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ability7
alibi5
alit1
atilt5
avail5
★availabilitypangram19
bail1
bait1
bialy5
bilabial8
bill1
billy5
illy1
itty1
labia5
labial6
lability8
laity5
liability9
lilt1
lily1
★livabilitypangram17
tail1
tali1
tallit6
tibia5
tibial6
till1
tilt1
★viabilitypangram16
viably6
vial1
villa5
vital5
vitality8
vitally7