NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Longest word
incontinence
12 letters
Top scorer
extinction
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.5
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
10
11
12
Σ
C
2
2
1
1
–
1
4
–
–
11
E
1
–
3
1
–
–
1
–
–
6
I
2
2
4
–
1
2
–
1
1
13
N
3
1
2
–
3
–
–
–
–
9
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
2
4
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
9
Σ
10
10
11
3
5
3
5
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1co 10
E
en 1ex 5
I
ic 2in 10io 1
N
ni 6no 3
O
on 1
T
te 1ti 3to 5
All 49 answers
294 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cite1
cocci5
coin1
conceit7
concoction10
conic5
connection10
contention10
continence10
continent9
cootie6
entice6
excite6
exit1
exotic6
extinct7
★extinctionpangram17
icon1
iconic6
incite6
incontinence12
incontinent11
innie5
innocence9
innocent8
intent6
intention9
into1
intone6
ionic5
nice1
nicotine8
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
nontoxic8
notice6
notion6
onion5
tectonic8
tinct5
tine1
tint1
tonic5
tontine7
toonie6
toxic5
toxin5