NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Longest word
teammate
8 letters
Top scorer
empathy
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
E
–
–
1
1
–
2
H
4
4
1
–
–
9
M
5
4
1
1
–
11
P
5
5
1
–
–
11
T
7
2
–
–
1
10
Y
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
23
16
5
3
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ah 1ap 1at 1
E
em 2
H
ha 6he 3
M
ma 8me 3
P
pa 8pe 2ph 1
T
ta 5te 3th 2
Y
ya 1ye 1
All 48 answers
169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ahem1
apathy6
attempt7
empath6
★empathypangram14
hamate6
hammy5
happy5
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heap1
heat1
heath5
mahatma7
mama1
mamma5
mate1
matey5
math1
matte5
mayhem6
meat1
meaty5
meta1
pampa5
papa1
papaya6
pappy5
pate1
path1
patty5
payee5
peat1
peaty5
phat1
tame1
tamp1
tapa1
tape1
tatty5
team1
teammate8
teat1
that1
theta5
yappy5
yeah1