NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Longest word
deductive
9 letters
Top scorer
deductive
16 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
Σ
C
2
3
–
–
–
–
5
D
3
1
5
1
3
2
15
E
1
3
1
3
–
–
8
T
4
3
2
–
–
–
9
V
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
10
10
9
4
3
2
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 3cu 2
D
de 7di 3du 5
E
ed 3ei 1et 1ev 3
T
te 1ti 4tu 4
V
ve 1
All 38 answers
191 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cite1
cited5
civet5
cute1
cutie5
deceit6
deduct6
deducted8
★deductivepangram16
detect6
detected8
detective9
diet1
dieted6
dietetic8
duct1
ducted6
duet1
duetted7
duvet5
edict5
edit1
edited6
eidetic7
etude5
evict5
evicted7
evictee7
teed1
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tutee5
tutted6
tutti5
tutu1
vetted6