NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 13, 2023
Longest word
cancelled
9 letters
Top scorer
channeled
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
3
1
1
1
–
–
6
C
7
8
9
7
2
2
35
D
1
3
2
–
–
2
8
E
1
–
1
2
1
–
5
H
–
1
–
–
1
–
2
L
2
4
1
2
–
–
9
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
14
17
14
13
4
4
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 6
C
ca 17ce 4ch 7cl 7
D
da 5de 3
E
ea 1en 4
H
he 2
L
la 4le 5
N
na 1
All 66 answers
356 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accede6
acceded7
aced1
ache1
ached5
acne1
cache5
cached6
cadence7
call1
calla5
called6
canal5
cancan6
cancel6
canceled8
cancelled9
candela7
candle6
cane1
caned5
canna5
canned6
cede1
ceded5
cell1
celled6
chad1
challah7
chance6
chanced7
chancel7
channel7
★channeledpangram16
clad1
clade5
clan1
clean5
cleaned7
clench6
clenched8
dace1
dacha5
dance5
danced6
★dancehallpangram16
decade6
decadence9
decal5
each1
enhance7
enhanced8
enlace6
enlaced7
headache8
hence5
lace1
laced5
lance5
lanced6
leach5
leached7
lech1
leech5
leeched7
nacelle7