NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 7, 2023
Longest word
illegible
9 letters
Top scorer
obliged
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
B
13
10
15
7
1
–
46
D
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
E
–
1
1
–
1
–
3
G
3
2
1
1
–
–
7
I
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
L
2
2
2
4
–
–
10
O
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
Σ
19
15
21
13
2
1
71
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 9bi 8bl 9bo 20
D
do 1
E
eb 1ed 1el 1
G
gi 2gl 3go 2
I
il 1
L
le 1li 4lo 5
O
ob 3
All 71 answers
343 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bedded6
begged6
beige5
belie5
belied6
bell1
belle5
belled6
bellied7
bible5
bide1
bided5
biggie6
bile1
bilge5
bill1
billed6
bled1
bleed5
blob1
blobbed7
blog1
blogged7
blood5
blooded7
bloodied8
bobbed6
bobble6
bobbled7
bode1
boded5
bodied6
bogged6
boggle6
boggled7
boil1
boiled6
bold1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
boodle6
booed5
boogie6
boogied7
doobie6
ebbed5
edible6
eligible8
gibe1
gibed5
glib1
glob1
globe5
gobble6
gobbled7
illegible9
legible7
libel5
libeled7
libelee7
libido6
lobbed6
lobbied7
lobe1
lobed5
lobo1
oblige6
★obligedpangram14
oboe1