NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 14, 2023
Longest word
bedfellow
9 letters
Top scorer
bedfellow
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
B
3
4
3
1
1
1
13
D
–
3
–
1
–
–
4
E
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
F
3
–
3
–
1
–
7
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
W
7
2
9
1
–
–
19
Σ
15
11
15
4
2
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 6bl 2bo 5
D
do 1dw 3
E
el 2
F
fe 1fl 3fo 3
L
le 1lo 1
O
ow 1
W
we 8wo 11
All 48 answers
220 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bedew5
bedewed7
★bedfellowpangram16
bellow6
bellowed8
below5
blew1
blow1
bowed5
bowel5
bowl1
bowled6
bowwow6
dowel5
dweeb5
dwell5
dwelled7
elbow5
elbowed7
fellow6
flew1
flow1
flowed6
follow6
followed8
fowl1
lewd1
lowed5
owed1
webbed6
wedded6
weed1
weeded6
weld1
welded6
well1
welled6
wobble6
wobbled7
wolf1
wolfed6
wood1
wooded6
wooed5
woof1
woofed6
wool1
wowed5