NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 23, 2023
Longest word
pompadour
9 letters
Top scorer
pompadour
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
4
2
–
–
–
8
D
6
3
1
–
–
–
10
M
2
–
2
1
–
–
5
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
7
2
–
1
2
1
13
R
8
2
2
1
–
–
13
U
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
26
11
8
3
2
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 1ar 5au 2
D
do 4dr 5du 1
M
ma 2mo 1mu 2
O
od 1
P
pa 3po 3pr 6pu 1
R
ra 4ro 7ru 2
U
up 1
All 51 answers
182 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★amour5
ardor5
armada6
armor5
aroma5
arum1
aura1
aurora6
door1
dorado6
dorm1
dour1
dram1
drama5
droop5
drop1
drum1
durum5
maraud6
marm1
moor1
mudroom7
murmur6
odor1
parador7
paradrop8
paramour8
★pompadourpangram16
poor1
pour1
pram1
prod1
prom1
promo5
prop1
proud5
purr1
radar5
ramada6
ramp1
ramrod6
road1
roadmap7
roam1
roar1
romp1
rood1
room1
rumor5
rump1
uproar6