NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 28, 2023
Longest word
unidentified
12 letters
Top scorer
unidentified
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
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
11
12
Σ
D
2
–
4
2
3
1
–
–
–
12
E
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
F
10
6
6
2
1
–
–
–
–
25
I
–
–
–
–
1
–
3
–
–
4
T
3
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
U
–
2
–
1
2
1
1
–
1
8
Σ
15
8
13
6
7
2
4
0
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 10di 1du 1
E
ed 1ef 1
F
fe 11fi 12fu 2
I
id 1in 3
T
te 1ti 1tu 3
U
un 8
All 56 answers
329 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★defend6
defended8
defied6
define6
defined7
definite8
deft1
defund6
defunded8
deified7
diffident9
duff1
edified7
effete6
feed1
feet1
feint5
feinted7
fend1
fended6
fete1
feted5
fetid5
feud1
feuded6
fief1
fiend5
fife1
fifed5
fifteen7
find1
fine1
fined5
finite6
★finitudepangram15
finned6
fitted6
fund1
funded6
identified10
indefinite10
infinite8
★infinitudepangram17
teff1
tiff1
tuffet6
tuft1
tufted6
undefended10
undefined9
unfed5
unfit5
★unfittedpangram15
unfunded8
★unidentifiedpangram19
unified7