NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 6, 2023
Longest word
calorific
9 letters
Top scorer
calorific
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
A
3
1
2
1
–
–
7
C
4
7
1
2
–
2
16
F
5
7
3
–
2
–
17
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
5
1
1
–
–
–
7
O
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
R
5
–
2
1
1
–
9
Σ
23
17
9
4
4
2
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2af 1ai 2ar 2
C
ca 4ci 4cl 1co 6cr 1
F
fa 4fi 2fl 2fo 5fr 4
I
il 1
L
la 3li 3lo 1
O
of 1ol 1
R
ra 4ri 4ro 1
All 59 answers
247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
affair6
aioli5
airfoil7
aria1
aril1
calico6
caloric7
★calorificpangram16
carioca7
ciao1
cilia5
circa5
cirri5
cliff5
cocci5
coif1
coil1
coir1
colic5
colorific9
croci5
facial6
fail1
fair1
farcical8
filial6
fill1
flail5
flair5
focaccia8
foci1
foil1
folic5
folio5
frail5
friar5
frill5
frolic6
iliac5
laic1
laical6
lair1
liar1
lilac5
lira1
loci1
official8
olio1
racial6
raffia6
rail1
railcar7
rial1
riff1
riffraff8
rill1
roil1