NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 8, 2023
Longest word
blackball
9 letters
Top scorer
backfill
15 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
Σ
A
1
3
1
–
–
–
5
B
1
1
–
1
2
1
6
C
2
6
1
–
1
–
10
F
–
2
1
–
1
–
4
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
K
1
–
–
–
2
–
3
L
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
Σ
8
14
4
1
6
1
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ac 2al 1
B
ba 3bi 1bl 2
C
ca 6ci 1cl 3
F
fa 2fl 2
I
il 1
K
ki 3
L
la 3li 2
All 34 answers
173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
aback5
acacia6
acai1
alack5
bacilli7
back1
★backfillpangram15
biblical8
black5
blackball9
cabal5
cabala6
calf1
call1
calla5
callback8
cilia5
clack5
click5
cliff5
facial6
fallback8
flack5
flick5
iliac5
kick1
kickback8
kickball8
lack1
laic1
laical6
lick1
lilac5