NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Longest word
captivate
9 letters
Top scorer
captivate
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
1
2
5
1
1
–
10
C
4
3
1
1
–
1
10
E
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
P
3
2
1
1
–
–
7
T
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
V
1
–
2
–
–
–
3
Σ
11
10
11
4
1
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 7ap 2at 1
C
ca 7ci 3
E
ep 1ev 2
I
ip 1
P
pa 2pe 2pi 3
T
ta 4
V
va 1vi 2
All 38 answers
186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
accept6
acetate7
acetic6
activate8
active6
apace5
apiece6
attic5
cacti5
cape1
★captivatepangram16
★captivepangram14
cava1
cave1
caveat6
cite1
civet5
civic5
epic1
evict5
evictee7
ipecac6
pace1
pact1
peace5
peptic6
pica1
piccata7
piece5
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
vacate6
vice1
vivace6