NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 2, 2023
Longest word
candidacy
9 letters
Top scorer
cyanide
14 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
Σ
A
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
C
1
4
–
2
–
1
8
D
4
4
–
3
–
–
11
E
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
N
–
3
–
–
–
–
3
Y
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
7
12
1
5
0
2
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1
C
ca 5cy 3
D
da 2de 5di 1dy 3
E
ed 1ey 1
I
in 1
N
na 1ne 1ni 1
Y
ye 1
All 27 answers
133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acidy5
caddy5
candidacy9
candy5
canny5
cayenne7
cyan1
★cyanidepangram14
cynic5
daddy5
dandy5
deadeye7
decay5
decayed7
decency7
deny1
dicey5
dyad1
dyed1
dyne1
eddy1
eyed1
indecency9
nanny5
needy5
ninny5
yenned6