NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 17, 2023
Longest word
diacritic
9 letters
Top scorer
acridity
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
3
4
3
1
–
13
C
3
7
3
1
1
–
15
D
–
1
1
–
1
1
4
R
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
7
13
9
4
3
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 8ad 1ar 2at 2
C
ca 9ci 5cr 1
D
di 4
R
ra 1
T
ta 3tr 1
All 37 answers
194 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
acidity7
acidy5
acrid5
★acriditypangram15
addict6
arcadia7
arctic6
attic5
attract7
cacti5
caddy5
carat5
card1
cardiac7
carry5
cart1
cataract8
catty5
cicada6
circa5
cirri5
citric6
city1
critic6
diacritic9
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
racy1
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tract5