NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Longest word
tollgate
8 letters
Top scorer
voltage
14 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
Σ
A
2
5
1
–
–
8
E
–
1
1
–
–
2
G
11
5
9
3
–
28
L
2
1
4
1
–
8
O
2
–
–
–
–
2
T
1
–
1
–
1
3
V
1
1
–
2
1
5
Σ
19
13
16
6
2
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 4al 4
E
ea 2
G
ga 13ge 4gl 4go 7
L
la 1le 4lo 3
O
og 2
T
to 3
V
va 1ve 2vl 1vo 1
All 56 answers
245 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agate5
agave5
aglet5
agog1
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
eagle5
eaglet6
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
gale1
galette7
gall1
galoot6
gate1
gavage6
gave1
gavel5
gavotte7
gelato6
gelee5
gelt1
geotag6
glee1
gloat5
glottal7
glove5
goal1
goat1
goatee6
goggle6
google6
googol6
gotta5
lavage6
legal5
legate6
legatee7
legato6
loge1
logo1
lovage6
ogee1
ogle1
toga1
toggle6
tollgate8
vagal5
vegetal7
vegetate8
vlog1
★voltagepangram14