NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Longest word
arbitrary
9 letters
Top scorer
tributary
16 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
A
5
3
–
–
–
1
9
B
6
3
2
1
–
1
13
R
–
3
2
1
–
–
6
T
4
6
1
–
–
1
12
Σ
15
15
5
2
0
3
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ai 1ar 4at 2au 1
B
ba 6br 5bu 2
R
ra 6
T
ta 6ti 2tr 3tu 1
All 40 answers
168 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abut1
airy1
arbitrary9
aria1
array5
arty1
atria5
attar5
aura1
baba1
baby1
bait1
barb1
barbarity9
batty5
brat1
bratty6
bray1
briar5
briary6
bubba5
burrata7
rabbi5
rabbit6
raita5
rarity6
ratatat7
ratty5
tabby5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatty5
taut1
tiara5
tibia5
trait5
tray1
★tributarypangram16
tuba1