You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 30, 2023

Longest word
payphone
8 letters
Top scorer
payphone
15 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.

4 letters
20
5 letters
12
6 letters
5
7 letters
0
8 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
E
1
1
H
4
4
2
10
N
6
6
O
1
1
P
6
7
2
1
16
Y
1
1
Σ
20
12
5
0
1
38

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
ae 1an 1ap 1
E
ep 1
H
ha 1he 2ho 4hy 3
N
na 1ne 3no 2
O
op 1
P
pa 4pe 8ph 2po 2
Y
ye 1

All 38 answers

125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aeon1
anyone6
apnea5
epee1
happen6
heap1
henna5
hone1
honey5
hooey5
hope1
hyena5
hype1
hyphen6
nape1
neap1
nene1
neon1
none1
nope1
open1
paean5
pane1
payee5
payphonepangram15
peahen6
peen1
peep1
penne5
penny5
peon1
peony5
peppy5
phone5
phooey6
pone1
pope1
yeah1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.