You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 6, 2023

Longest word
axiomatic
9 letters
Top scorer
axiomatic
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
14
5 letters
8
6 letters
7
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 letters
1

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
2
1
1
1
5
C
3
2
1
6
I
1
1
M
7
5
1
13
O
1
1
T
4
4
Σ
14
8
7
0
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
am 1at 2ax 2
C
ca 2co 4
I
im 1
M
ma 6mi 3mo 4
O
om 1
T
ta 1to 3

All 30 answers

112 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
atom1
atomic6
axiom5
axiomaticpangram16
cami1
camo1
coma1
comic5
comma5
commit6
imam1
maim1
mama1
mamma5
maxi1
maxim5
maxima6
mica1
mimic5
mitt1
moat1
momma5
moot1
motto5
omit1
tatami6
tomato6
tomcat6
tomtit6
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.