NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
outgrowth
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
G
2
1
2
–
–
–
–
5
H
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
3
–
1
–
1
1
6
R
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
T
9
7
2
2
1
–
1
22
W
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
5
Σ
17
14
5
4
1
1
2
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
go 2gr 3
H
ho 1hu 1
O
ou 6
R
ro 4
T
th 8to 7tr 5tu 2
W
wo 3wr 2
All 44 answers
196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★goth1
gout1
grotto6
grout5
growth6
hoot1
hurt1
ought5
outgo5
outgrow7
★outgrowthpangram16
outro5
outthought10
root1
rotgut6
rotor5
rout1
thorough8
thou1
though6
thought7
through7
throughout10
throw5
thug1
toot1
tooth5
toro1
tort1
tough5
tour1
tout1
trot1
troth5
trough6
trout5
truth5
tutor5
tutu1
woot1
wort1
worth5
wroth5
★wroughtpangram14