NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 15, 2023
Longest word
competed
8 letters
Top scorer
competed
15 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
Σ
C
3
2
3
3
1
12
D
2
2
–
–
–
4
E
1
1
–
–
–
2
M
1
1
2
–
–
4
O
–
1
–
1
–
2
P
8
–
8
–
–
16
T
2
4
3
1
–
10
Σ
17
11
16
5
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 12
D
de 2do 2
E
ep 2
M
mo 4
O
oc 1op 1
P
pe 5po 11
T
te 7to 3
All 50 answers
218 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★comp1
comped6
compete7
★competedpangram15
compote7
coop1
cooped6
coopt5
coopted7
cope1
coped5
copped6
deep1
depot5
dope1
doped5
epee1
epode5
mope1
moped5
mopped6
moppet6
octopod7
opted5
peed1
peep1
peeped6
pepped6
petted6
poem1
poet1
pome1
pomp1
pompom6
poop1
pooped6
pope1
popped6
poppet6
potted6
teepee6
temp1
temped6
tempo5
tempt5
tempted7
tepee5
tope1
toped5
topped6