NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 18, 2023
Longest word
blurring
8 letters
Top scorer
blurring
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
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
B
6
3
1
3
6
19
G
5
1
1
2
4
13
L
3
–
4
3
1
11
N
1
–
–
–
2
3
R
1
–
2
–
–
3
Σ
16
4
8
8
13
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 2bl 6bu 11
G
gi 4gl 4gr 2gu 3
L
li 2lu 9
N
ni 2nu 1
R
ri 2ru 1
All 49 answers
272 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bill1
billing7
blin1
bling5
blini5
blur1
blurb5
★blurringpangram15
bubbling8
bugling7
bulb1
bulging7
bulgur6
bull1
★bullringpangram15
bungling8
★burblingpangram15
★burglingpangram15
burl1
giggling8
gill1
gilling7
girl1
glib1
glug1
glugging8
gluing6
grill5
grilling8
gull1
gulling7
gurgling8
linguini8
lining6
lubing6
lugging7
luging6
lull1
lulling7
lulu1
lung1
lunging7
luring6
nibbling8
niggling8
null1
riling6
rill1
ruling6