NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 20, 2023
Longest word
heavily
7 letters
Top scorer
heavily
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
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
Σ
A
1
4
1
–
6
E
2
–
1
–
3
H
7
5
1
1
14
I
1
–
–
–
1
L
5
3
1
1
10
V
5
2
2
–
9
Y
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
22
14
6
2
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 5av 1
E
ee 1ev 2
H
ha 7he 5hi 2
I
il 1
L
la 2le 5li 3
V
va 3ve 2vi 4
Y
ye 1
All 44 answers
149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alive5
allay5
allele6
alley5
ally1
avail5
eely1
evil1
evilly6
hail1
halal5
hale1
hall1
halva5
halvah6
halve5
heal1
★heavilypangram14
heel1
hell1
helve5
hill1
hilly5
illy1
lava1
lave1
leave5
levee5
level5
levelly7
levy1
lily1
live1
lively6
vale1
valley6
valve5
veal1
veil1
vial1
vile1
vilely6
villa5
yell1