NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Longest word
blameable
9 letters
Top scorer
claimable
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
4
2
1
1
–
9
B
12
5
3
1
4
1
26
C
–
4
2
–
1
2
9
E
–
–
2
–
–
–
2
I
1
1
2
–
1
1
6
L
2
3
4
1
–
–
10
M
–
1
–
–
1
1
3
Σ
16
18
15
3
8
5
65
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2al 1am 6
B
ba 10be 5bi 6bl 5
C
ca 5ce 1cl 3
E
em 2
I
ia 3im 3
L
la 5li 5
M
ma 3
All 65 answers
347 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
able1
alibi5
amble5
ameba5
amebae6
amebic6
amiable7
★amicablepangram15
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
bacilli7
bail1
bailee6
bale1
ball1
balm1
beam1
became6
belie5
bell1
belle5
bible5
biblical8
bilabial8
bile1
bill1
billable8
blab1
blam1
blamable8
blame5
blameable9
cabal5
cabala6
cabbie6
cable5
callable8
celeb5
★claimablepangram16
climb5
★climbablepangram16
embalm6
emblem6
iamb1
iambi5
iambic6
imbecile8
imbecilic9
imbibe6
label5
labia5
labial6
labile6
lamb1
liable6
libel5
libelee7
limb1
limbic6
mailable8
malleable9
mamba5