NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 29, 2023
Longest word
attractant
10 letters
Top scorer
taciturn
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
9
10
Σ
A
1
2
4
1
–
1
1
10
C
3
6
4
5
1
–
–
19
I
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
N
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
3
R
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
1
4
2
2
1
1
–
11
U
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
7
16
14
8
2
2
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2an 2ar 3at 3
C
ca 10ci 4cr 2cu 3
I
in 3
N
na 1ni 2
R
ri 1ru 1
T
ta 7ti 2tr 1tu 1
U
un 1ur 1
All 50 answers
285 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
antarctic9
antic5
arcana6
arctic6
arnica6
attic5
attract7
attractant10
cacti5
cairn5
cancan6
canna5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
carat5
cart1
cataract8
circa5
circuit7
cirri5
citric6
crania6
critic6
currant7
curt1
★curtainpangram14
incant6
incur5
intact6
narc1
niacin6
nitric6
ricin5
runic5
tacit5
★taciturnpangram15
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tantric7
tinct5
titanic7
tract5
tunic5
uncut5
uric1