NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 27, 2023
Longest word
annotation
10 letters
Top scorer
janitor
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
Σ
A
2
1
3
–
–
2
1
9
I
2
1
–
–
1
1
3
8
J
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
5
N
5
2
4
1
2
1
–
15
O
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
R
4
–
3
–
1
–
–
8
T
3
3
4
2
–
2
–
14
Σ
19
10
14
5
4
6
4
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 6ar 1at 2
I
in 5ir 3
J
ja 1ji 2jo 2
N
na 6ni 2no 7
O
on 2or 1
R
ra 5ro 3
T
ta 6ti 3to 3tr 2
All 62 answers
321 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anion5
annotation10
annotator9
anoint6
anon1
anti1
arrant6
attain6
attrition9
initiation10
initiator9
into1
intonation10
intro5
iron1
irritant8
irritation10
★janitorpangram14
jinn1
jinni5
join1
joint5
naan1
nana1
narration9
narrator8
natant6
nation6
ninja5
nitro5
noir1
nonart6
noon1
nori1
notation8
notator7
notion6
onion5
onto1
oration7
rain1
rani1
rant1
ration6
rattan6
roan1
rotation8
rotini6
taint5
tannin6
tantara7
tantra6
tarnation9
tartan6
tint1
titan5
titration9
toon1
torn1
tortoni7
train5
triton6