NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 27, 2023
Longest word
nouvelle
8 letters
Top scorer
unlovely
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
E
1
–
3
–
–
4
L
8
4
2
1
–
15
N
2
2
–
1
1
6
O
2
1
–
–
–
3
U
–
–
–
1
2
3
V
1
–
2
–
–
3
Y
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
16
7
7
3
3
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ee 1el 1ev 2
L
le 4lo 8lu 3
N
no 4nu 1ny 1
O
ol 1on 1ov 1
U
un 3
V
ve 1vo 2
Y
ye 1yu 1
All 36 answers
145 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eely1
eleven6
evenly6
evolve6
levee5
level5
levelly7
levy1
loll1
lone1
lonely6
loon1
loony5
love1
lovely6
lovey5
lull1
lulu1
lune1
noel1
nouvelle8
novel5
novelly7
null1
nylon5
oleo1
only1
ovule5
unevenly8
unlevel7
★unlovelypangram15
venule6
vole1
volley6
yell1
yule1