NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 15, 2023
Longest word
bilabial
8 letters
Top scorer
blizzard
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
3
1
–
1
–
5
B
3
2
1
–
4
10
D
3
1
–
–
–
4
L
4
1
2
–
–
7
R
4
3
2
–
1
10
Σ
17
8
5
1
5
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1al 1ar 3
B
ba 1bi 5bl 1br 3
D
di 2dr 2
L
la 4li 3
R
ra 7ri 3
All 36 answers
141 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airball7
alibi5
aria1
arid1
aril1
bail1
bilabial8
bill1
billiard8
biradial8
bird1
★blizzardpangram15
braid5
briar5
bridal6
dial1
dill1
drib1
drill5
labia5
labial6
laid1
lair1
liar1
lira1
lizard6
rabbi5
rabid5
radial6
radii5
raid1
rail1
railbird8
rial1
ribald6
rill1