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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Longest word
flipflopping
12 letters
Top scorer
flipflopping
19 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
10
5 letters
2
6 letters
6
7 letters
6
8 letters
6
9 letters
1
10 letters
0
11 letters
0
12 letters
1

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
11
12
Σ
F
6
2
4
4
5
–
–
–
1
22
G
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
I
1
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
O
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
10
2
6
6
6
1
0
0
1
32

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

F
fi 6fl 10fo 6
G
go 4
I
in 3
O
of 1
P
pi 1po 1

All 32 answers

181 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
fifing6
filing6
fill1
filling7
fillip6
fining6
fling5
flinging8
flip1
flipflop8
★flipfloppingpangram19
flipping8
flog1
flogging8
flop1
★floppingpangram15
fogging7
foil1
foiling7
folio5
fool1
fooling7
golf1
golfing7
goof1
goofing7
infill6
infilling9
info1
offing6
piffling8
poof1
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