NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 20, 2023
Longest word
arthritic
9 letters
Top scorer
haircut
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
1
1
1
1
–
1
5
C
6
4
3
1
1
2
17
H
4
4
1
1
–
–
10
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
15
10
6
3
1
3
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 4at 1
C
ca 3ch 13cr 1
H
ha 6hi 1hu 3
I
it 1
R
ri 1
T
ta 1th 2tr 1
All 38 answers
164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arch1
archaic7
arhat5
arthritic9
attach6
catarrh7
catch5
cathartic9
chai1
chair5
char1
chart5
chat1
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chihuahua9
chit1
chitchat8
church6
crutch6
hair1
★haircutpangram14
hart1
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
hitch5
hurrah6
hurt1
hutch5
itch1
rich1
tach1
that1
thatch6
truth5