NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 17, 2023
Longest word
unbuttoned
10 letters
Top scorer
unbuttoned
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
B
13
6
14
1
1
–
–
35
D
1
2
2
3
–
–
–
8
E
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
2
T
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
U
–
–
2
1
1
2
1
7
Σ
18
10
18
5
3
2
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 6bo 21bu 8
D
de 5do 2du 1
E
eb 2
N
no 1
O
ob 1ou 1
T
tu 2
U
un 7
All 57 answers
284 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bedded6
been1
beet1
bend1
bent1
bento5
bobbed6
bode1
boded5
bonbon6
bond1
bonded6
bone1
boned5
bonnet6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
booed5
boon1
boot1
booted6
bootee6
botnet6
bound5
bounded7
bout1
budded6
bunt1
bunted6
butt1
butte5
butted6
button6
★buttonedpangram15
debone6
deboned7
debt1
debut5
debuted7
doubt5
doubted7
dubbed6
ebbed5
ebon1
noob1
oboe1
outbound8
tube1
tubed5
unbend6
unbent6
unbound7
unbounded9
unbutton8
★unbuttonedpangram17
★undoubtedpangram16