NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Longest word
attractor
9 letters
Top scorer
autocracy
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
–
2
3
2
9
C
6
7
3
2
2
–
20
O
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
R
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
T
2
1
–
2
–
–
5
Y
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
12
11
5
6
5
2
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ar 1at 2au 2
C
ca 8co 5cr 1cu 6
O
oc 1or 1ou 1
R
ra 1ro 1
T
ta 2to 1tr 2
Y
yu 2
All 41 answers
211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accuracy8
actor5
actuary7
actuator8
arco1
attract7
attractor9
★autocracypangram16
autocrat8
cacao5
carat5
carrot6
carry5
★carryoutpangram15
cart1
cataract8
catty5
coat1
coca1
cocoa5
coot1
court5
croc1
curacao7
curacy6
curator7
curry5
curt1
cutout6
occur5
orca1
outcry6
racy1
rococo6
taco1
tact1
toccata7
tract5
tractor7
yuca1
yucca5