NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 16, 2023
Longest word
apparat
7 letters
Top scorer
updraft
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
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
Σ
A
2
2
–
1
5
D
2
1
–
–
3
F
2
2
–
–
4
P
3
–
–
–
3
R
3
1
–
2
6
T
4
–
1
–
5
U
–
–
–
1
1
Σ
16
6
1
4
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1ap 2at 1au 1
D
da 1dr 2
F
fa 2fr 2
P
pa 1pr 1pu 1
R
ra 5ru 1
T
ta 3tr 1tu 1
U
up 1
All 27 answers
87 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
apart5
apparat7
attar5
aura1
dart1
draft5
drat1
farad5
fart1
frat1
fraud5
part1
prat1
purr1
radar5
raft1
rapt1
ratatat7
rattrap7
ruff1
tarp1
tart1
tartar6
trap1
turf1
★updraftpangram14