NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 11, 2023
Longest word
inefficient
11 letters
Top scorer
effecting
16 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.
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
Σ
E
–
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
4
F
5
3
4
3
2
–
–
–
17
G
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
1
–
1
1
–
1
4
T
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
8
3
7
4
3
3
0
1
29
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ef 4
F
fe 9fi 8
G
gi 2
I
in 4
T
te 1ti 1
All 29 answers
169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★effect6
★effectingpangram16
effete6
efficient9
feet1
feign5
feigning8
feint5
feinting8
fence5
fencing7
fete1
feting6
fief1
fife1
fifing6
fifteen7
fine1
fining6
finite6
fitting7
gift1
gifting7
inefficient11
infect6
★infectingpangram16
infinite8
teff1
tiff1