NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 4, 2023
Longest word
enlightening
12 letters
Top scorer
enlightening
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.7
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
E
–
1
1
–
1
2
1
–
1
7
G
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
6
2
2
5
1
1
–
1
1
19
L
–
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
–
9
N
1
3
–
1
1
1
2
–
–
9
T
3
8
1
2
2
–
1
–
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17
Σ
11
16
5
9
7
5
5
2
2
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ei 5en 2
G
gh 1
H
he 8hi 11
L
le 3li 6
N
ne 2ni 7
T
te 4th 7ti 6
All 62 answers
416 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eight5
eighteen8
eighteenth10
eighth6
eightieth9
★enlightenpangram16
★enlighteningpangram19
ghee1
heel1
heeling7
height6
heighten8
heightening11
heinie6
hell1
henge5
high1
highlight9
highlighting12
hill1
hilling7
hilt1
hinge5
hinging7
hint1
hinting7
hitting7
length6
lengthen8
★lengtheningpangram18
light5
★lightenpangram14
★lighteningpangram17
lighting8
lightning9
lithe5
neigh5
neighing8
nigh1
night5
nightie7
nightlight10
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
ninth5
teeth5
teethe6
teething8
tenth5
thee1
then1
thigh5
thin1
thine5
thing5
thinning8
tight5
tighten7
tightening10
tilth5
tithe5
tithing7