NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 9, 2023
Longest word
cockatoo
8 letters
Top scorer
outback
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
Σ
A
–
1
1
–
–
2
B
4
2
–
1
–
7
C
2
–
1
2
2
7
K
1
1
–
–
–
2
O
–
–
–
1
–
1
T
4
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
11
4
2
4
2
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1at 1
B
ba 2bo 2bu 3
C
co 5cu 2
K
ka 1ko 1
O
ou 1
T
ta 1to 2tu 1
All 23 answers
94 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aback5
attack6
babka5
back1
bock1
book1
buck1
bucko5
buttock7
cock1
cockatoo8
cook1
cookbook8
cookout7
cuckoo6
cutback7
kabob5
kook1
★outbackpangram14
tack1
tock1
took1
tuck1