NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 18, 2023
Longest word
kneading
8 letters
Top scorer
kneading
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
A
1
–
–
–
–
1
D
4
1
2
1
–
8
E
1
1
–
–
–
2
G
1
–
1
1
–
3
I
–
1
1
–
–
2
K
5
3
5
6
1
20
N
–
1
–
1
–
2
Σ
12
7
9
9
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ak 1
D
da 1de 3di 4
E
ek 2
G
ge 3
I
in 2
K
ke 3ki 11kn 6
N
na 2
All 38 answers
179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★akin1
dank1
deke1
deked5
deking6
dike1
dink1
dinked6
dinking7
eked1
eking5
geek1
geeked6
geeking7
inked5
inking6
keen1
keened6
keening7
kidded6
kiddie6
kidding7
kind1
kinda5
king1
kinged6
kinging7
kink1
kinked6
kinking7
knead5
kneaded7
★kneadingpangram15
knee1
kneed5
kneeing7
naked5
nankeen7