NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 27, 2023
Longest word
nonagonal
9 letters
Top scorer
longboat
15 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
Σ
A
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
B
3
1
–
1
1
–
6
G
10
3
4
2
1
–
20
L
2
–
2
–
1
–
5
N
–
–
–
1
–
1
2
O
–
–
2
–
–
–
2
T
3
1
–
–
2
–
6
Σ
20
7
9
4
5
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1al 3an 1
B
ba 1bl 1bo 4
G
ga 8gl 4gn 1go 7
L
la 1lo 4
N
no 2
O
ob 1oo 1
T
ta 3to 3
All 46 answers
193 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agog1
alga1
algal5
along5
analog6
bang1
blog1
bologna7
bong1
bongo5
boogaloo8
gaga1
gala1
galangal8
gall1
gallant7
gallon6
galoot6
gang1
gloat5
glob1
global6
glottal7
gnat1
goal1
goat1
gong1
gonna5
googol6
goon1
gotta5
lagoon6
logo1
long1
longan6
★longboatpangram15
nonagon7
nonagonal9
oblong6
oolong6
tagalong8
tang1
tango5
toboggan8
toga1
tong1