NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 5, 2023
Longest word
unfulfilling
12 letters
Top scorer
engulfing
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
11
12
Σ
E
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1
1
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1
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3
F
12
6
6
6
3
1
1
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35
G
2
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1
1
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4
I
–
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1
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1
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2
L
1
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1
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2
U
–
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1
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1
2
Σ
15
7
8
7
5
4
1
0
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1en 2
F
fe 8fi 9fl 8fu 10
G
gl 1gu 3
I
in 2
L
li 2
U
un 2
All 48 answers
273 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elfin5
engulf6
★engulfingpangram16
feel1
feeling7
feign5
feigning8
feline6
fell1
felling7
fennel6
fief1
fife1
fifing6
file1
filing6
fill1
filling7
fine1
fining6
flee1
fleeing7
fling5
flinging8
flue1
fluff5
fluffing8
flung5
fuel1
★fuelingpangram14
fugu1
fugue5
fulfill7
fulfilling10
full1
fungi5
funnel6
★funnelingpangram16
gleeful7
guff1
guileful8
gulf1
infill6
infilling9
life1
lifeline8
★unfeelingpangram16
unfulfilling12