NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
headwind
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
A
3
3
1
2
–
–
–
9
D
3
–
2
–
2
–
1
8
E
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
2
2
3
1
2
–
–
10
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
3
1
–
1
–
–
–
5
W
4
3
3
–
–
–
–
10
Σ
16
10
10
4
4
0
1
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 4ah 1ai 2an 1aw 1
D
da 2de 6
E
en 1
H
ha 3he 7
I
id 1in 1
N
na 5
W
wa 8we 2
All 45 answers
203 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★added5
addend6
addenda7
adenine7
ahead5
aide1
aided5
anew1
awed1
dawn1
dawned6
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deadhead8
deadheaded10
dean1
ennead6
hand1
handed6
hawed5
head1
headed6
★headwindpangram15
heehaw6
heehawed8
henna5
hennaed7
idea1
inane5
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nana1
nannied7
wadded6
wade1
waded5
wahine6
wand1
wane1
waned5
wanna5
wean1
weaned6