NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 12, 2023
Longest word
covenant
8 letters
Top scorer
covenant
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
A
–
–
1
–
–
1
C
3
2
1
4
1
11
E
2
1
–
–
–
3
N
2
1
–
–
1
4
O
1
1
1
–
–
3
V
4
–
2
–
–
6
Σ
12
5
5
4
2
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
av 1
C
ca 3co 8
E
ea 1ev 2
N
na 1no 3
O
oc 1ov 2
V
va 3ve 2vo 1
All 28 answers
118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★avocet6
cava1
cave1
caveat6
concave7
convect7
convene7
convent7
cove1
coven5
★covenantpangram15
covet5
eave1
even1
event5
nave1
nonevent8
nova1
novae5
octave6
ovate5
oven1
vacant6
vacate6
vane1
vent1
veto1
vote1