NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 28, 2023
Longest word
appellee
8 letters
Top scorer
upheaval
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
–
3
2
–
1
6
E
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
2
–
–
–
–
2
L
1
1
–
–
–
2
P
13
4
2
–
–
19
U
–
–
–
1
1
2
V
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
19
8
4
1
2
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2ap 4
E
ep 1
H
he 2
L
la 1le 1
P
pa 8pe 4pl 1pu 6
U
up 2
V
va 1ve 1
All 34 answers
113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aleph5
alpha5
appall6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
epee1
heap1
help1
lapel5
leap1
paella6
palapa6
pale1
pall1
palp1
papa1
papal5
pave1
peal1
peel1
peep1
peeve5
plea1
pule1
pull1
pulp1
pupa1
pupae5
pupal5
★upheavalpangram15
upheave7
vape1
veep1