NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 9, 2023
Longest word
inefficient
11 letters
Top scorer
deficient
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
C
3
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
6
D
1
2
6
3
4
1
1
–
18
E
–
1
2
3
1
1
–
–
8
F
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
I
1
–
3
1
4
1
–
1
11
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
6
8
12
7
10
3
1
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3ci 3
D
de 14di 4
E
ed 2ef 3ei 1en 2
F
fe 2
I
ic 1in 10
N
ni 2
T
ti 1
All 48 answers
309 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
cent1
cite1
cited5
citified8
decedent8
deceit6
decent6
decide6
decided7
defect6
defected8
★deficientpangram16
deficit7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
detect6
detected8
dice1
diced5
dietetic8
diffidence10
edict5
edifice7
effect6
effected8
efficient9
eidetic7
entice6
enticed7
fence5
fenced6
iced1
incidence9
incident8
incite6
incited7
indecent8
indict6
indicted8
inefficient11
infect6
★infectedpangram15
nice1
niece5
tinct5