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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 12, 2023

Longest word
expletive
9 letters
Top scorer
expletive
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
14
5 letters
8
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 letters
0
9 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
9
Σ
E
2
2
1
5
L
3
1
4
P
4
5
1
1
11
T
3
1
3
1
8
V
2
2
Σ
14
8
5
2
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1ev 1ex 3
L
li 4
P
pe 2pi 8pl 1
T
te 1ti 7
V
ve 1vi 1

All 30 answers

114 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
elite5
evil1
exile5
exit1
expletivepangram16
lilt1
lite1
little6
live1
petit5
petite6
pile1
pill1
pipe1
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pixel5
pixie5
plie1
textile7
tile1
till1
tilt1
tippet6
tipple6
title5
tittle6
veil1
vile1
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