NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 22, 2023
Longest word
nineteenth
10 letters
Top scorer
hotline
14 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
H
9
2
2
2
1
–
–
16
L
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
–
1
–
1
–
1
1
4
T
3
6
1
–
1
–
–
11
Σ
12
11
3
3
2
1
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
H
he 6hi 3ho 7
L
li 2
N
ne 1ni 3
T
te 4th 4ti 2to 1
All 33 answers
155 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★heel1
heinie6
hell1
hellhole8
hellion7
hello5
hill1
hilt1
hint1
hole1
holt1
hone1
hoot1
hotel5
★hotlinepangram14
hottie6
lithe5
litho5
★neolithpangram14
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
ninth5
teeth5
teethe6
telethon8
tenth5
thee1
then1
thin1
thine5
tilth5
tithe5
tooth5