NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 19, 2023
Longest word
deadpanned
10 letters
Top scorer
appendix
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
–
2
–
–
7
D
1
–
4
1
2
–
1
9
E
1
–
2
–
2
–
–
5
N
2
–
2
1
–
–
–
5
P
11
7
10
–
1
–
–
29
Σ
17
9
19
2
7
0
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 7
D
da 1de 7di 1
E
ep 1ex 4
N
na 2ne 1ni 2
P
pa 11pe 9pi 9
All 55 answers
263 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aped1
apex1
apian5
apnea5
append6
appended8
★appendixpangram15
dapped6
deadpan7
deadpanned10
deep1
deepen6
deepened8
depend6
depended8
dipped6
epee1
expand6
expanded8
expend6
expended8
nape1
napped6
neap1
ninepin7
nipped6
padded6
paean5
paid1
pain1
pained6
panda5
pane1
paned5
panini6
panned6
papa1
peed1
peen1
peep1
peeped6
pend1
pended6
penne5
penned6
pepped6
pied1
pine1
pined5
pinned6
pinniped8
pipe1
piped5
pippin6
pixie5