NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 10, 2023
Longest word
hortatory
9 letters
Top scorer
atrophy
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
1
2
1
–
–
6
H
1
5
1
–
–
1
8
O
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
P
2
6
1
1
–
–
10
R
1
1
1
–
1
–
4
T
4
2
2
1
–
–
9
Y
–
2
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
11
17
8
4
1
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ah 1ap 1ar 3at 1
H
ha 3ho 4hy 1
O
oa 1or 1
P
pa 5po 3pr 1py 1
R
ra 1ro 3
T
ta 2th 1to 1tr 3ty 2
Y
ya 2yo 1
All 42 answers
196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ahoy1
apathy6
array5
arroyo6
arty1
★atrophypangram14
happy5
harpy5
harry5
hoary5
hooray6
hoppy5
hortatory9
hypo1
oaty1
oratory7
papaya6
pappy5
parry5
party5
patty5
poppy5
portray7
potty5
pray1
pyro1
ratty5
ropy1
rotary6
rotatory8
tarry5
tatty5
throaty7
toothy6
tray1
trophy6
troy1
typo1
tyro1
yahoo5
yappy5
yoohoo6