NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 25, 2023
Longest word
inhibition
10 letters
Top scorer
inhibitor
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
Σ
B
2
1
5
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–
–
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8
H
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
I
2
1
1
1
–
1
1
7
N
4
3
1
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–
–
–
8
O
1
1
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–
–
–
–
2
R
–
2
2
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–
–
–
4
T
4
1
1
2
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–
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8
Σ
15
10
11
3
0
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 1bo 7
H
hi 1ho 3
I
in 6ir 1
N
ni 2no 6
O
on 2
R
rh 1ri 1ro 2
T
th 2ti 2to 3tr 1
All 41 answers
178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★biotin6
bobbin6
bonbon6
bonito6
bonobo6
boon1
born1
boron5
hint1
hobnob6
honor5
horn1
inborn6
inhibit7
inhibition10
★inhibitorpangram16
into1
intro5
iron1
ninth5
nitro5
noir1
noob1
noon1
nori1
north5
notion6
onion5
onto1
rhino5
ribbon6
robin5
rotini6
thin1
thorn5
tinhorn7
tint1
toon1
torn1
tortoni7
triton6