NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 1, 2023
Longest word
ideology
8 letters
Top scorer
ideology
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
D
3
5
3
2
–
13
E
–
1
3
–
–
4
G
2
4
8
2
–
16
I
5
3
–
–
1
9
L
2
1
1
–
–
4
O
2
3
–
–
–
5
Y
1
1
–
1
–
3
Σ
15
18
15
5
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 1di 8do 4
E
ed 1el 2ey 1
G
ge 2gi 11gl 2go 1
I
id 7ig 1il 1
L
li 4
O
oi 2ol 3
Y
yi 2yo 1
All 54 answers
245 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deli1
diddle6
diddled7
diddly6
died1
dildo5
dill1
dilly5
diode5
doggie6
dogie5
doily5
dollied7
eddied6
elide5
elided6
eyelid6
gelid5
geoid5
giddily7
giddy5
gigged6
giggle6
giggled7
giggly6
gigolo6
gild1
gilded6
gill1
gilled6
glide5
glided6
goodie6
★ideologypangram15
idle1
idled5
idly1
idol1
idyl1
idyll5
igloo5
illy1
lidded6
lied1
liege5
lily1
oiled5
oily1
oldie5
olio1
ollie5
yield5
yielded7
yogi1