NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 4, 2023
Longest word
barbarian
9 letters
Top scorer
midbrain
15 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
B
10
5
2
2
1
2
22
D
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
M
–
1
1
2
1
–
5
N
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
13
10
3
5
2
2
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 1
B
ba 11bi 4br 7
D
dr 2
I
ia 2
M
ma 2mi 3
N
ni 1
R
ra 2
All 35 answers
157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★armband7
baba1
banana6
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
barb1
barbarian9
bard1
barmaid7
barman6
barn1
bind1
bindi5
bird1
birdbrain9
brad1
braid5
brain5
bran1
brand5
briar5
brim1
drab1
drib1
iamb1
iambi5
mamba5
marimba7
★midbrainpangram15
midrib6
minibar7
nimbi5
rabbi5
rabid5