NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 7, 2023
Longest word
volleyball
10 letters
Top scorer
volleyball
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
A
2
4
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–
–
–
–
6
B
2
3
2
2
–
–
–
9
E
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
L
1
3
1
2
2
–
–
9
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
V
–
–
2
–
–
–
1
3
Y
1
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–
–
–
–
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1
Σ
8
10
5
5
2
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2al 4
B
ba 2be 4bl 2bo 1
E
ee 1ey 1
L
le 1lo 8
O
ob 1
V
va 1vo 2
Y
ye 1
All 31 answers
163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbey5
ably1
allay5
alley5
alloy5
ally1
baby1
ballboy7
belay5
bellboy7
belly5
bevy1
blabby6
blobby6
booby5
eely1
eyeball7
levy1
lobby5
loblolly8
lovably7
★loveablypangram15
lovely6
lovey5
loyal5
loyally7
obey1
valley6
volley6
★volleyballpangram17
yell1