NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Longest word
landfall
8 letters
Top scorer
windfall
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
A
1
1
–
1
–
3
D
2
–
–
–
–
2
F
5
2
2
–
–
9
I
–
–
3
–
–
3
L
4
1
–
–
2
7
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
W
4
–
–
–
2
6
Σ
17
4
5
1
4
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 2
D
di 2
F
fa 2fi 4fl 3
I
in 3
L
la 7
N
na 1
W
wa 2wi 4
All 31 answers
113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alfalfa7
anal1
annal5
dial1
dill1
fail1
fall1
filial6
fill1
final5
finial6
flail5
flan1
flaw1
infill6
inlaid6
inland6
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
landfall8
landfill8
lawn1
nail1
wail1
wall1
wild1
wildland8
will1
★windfallpangram15