NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
handily
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
A
2
2
1
–
–
–
–
5
D
2
3
2
2
–
–
1
10
H
3
2
–
1
–
–
–
6
I
3
2
2
–
–
–
–
7
L
5
1
–
–
1
–
–
7
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
16
10
5
3
1
0
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 3
D
da 5di 5
H
ha 4hi 2
I
id 3il 1in 3
L
la 6li 1
N
na 1
All 36 answers
142 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allay5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
dahlia6
daily5
dally5
dandily7
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
hail1
halal5
hall1
★handilypangram14
hill1
hilly5
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
inlaid6
inland6
inlay5
lady1
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
landlady8
lily1
nail1