NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 24, 2023
Longest word
excellence
10 letters
Top scorer
lexicon
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
10
Σ
C
2
3
2
3
–
–
–
10
E
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
I
1
2
1
1
–
1
–
6
L
6
1
1
2
1
–
–
11
N
7
2
1
–
–
1
–
11
O
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
X
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
10
6
6
1
2
1
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 2co 8
E
ex 1
I
ic 2in 3io 1
L
le 3li 4lo 4
N
ne 3ni 3no 5
O
on 3ox 1
X
xe 1
All 44 answers
189 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clinic6
clone5
cocoon6
coin1
colleen7
colon5
colonel7
colonic7
cone1
conic5
excellence10
icon1
iconic6
incline7
innie5
innocence9
ionic5
lenience8
leonine7
★lexiconpangram14
lien1
line1
linen5
lion1
loin1
lone1
loon1
loonie6
nene1
neocon6
neon1
nice1
niece5
nine1
noel1
nonce5
none1
nonillion9
noon1
once1
onion5
online6
oxen1
xenon5