NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 9, 2023
Longest word
marijuana
9 letters
Top scorer
marijuana
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
J
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
M
2
4
2
1
1
1
11
N
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
R
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
U
–
3
–
1
–
–
4
Σ
8
11
3
2
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1an 1
I
in 1
J
ji 2
M
ma 6mi 5
N
na 2ni 1
R
ra 2ru 1
U
un 3ur 1
All 26 answers
119 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airman6
anima5
inurn5
jinn1
jinni5
main1
mania5
manna5
★marijuanapangram16
marina6
marinara8
mini1
minim5
minima6
minimum7
mirin5
naan1
nana1
ninja5
rain1
rani1
ruin1
unarm5
unjam5
unman5
uranium7