NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 17, 2023
Longest word
allocator
9 letters
Top scorer
contralto
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
A
2
4
2
–
–
1
9
C
7
6
5
5
2
2
27
L
5
3
–
2
–
–
10
N
–
1
–
–
1
–
2
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
R
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
4
4
–
–
–
–
8
Σ
20
19
7
7
3
3
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 4an 2ao 1at 2
C
ca 8cl 3co 16
L
la 1ll 1lo 8
N
na 1no 1
O
oc 1or 1
R
ro 1
T
ta 3to 4tr 1
All 59 answers
271 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allocator9
allot5
altar5
alto1
anal1
annal5
aortal6
atoll5
atonal6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
canal5
canola6
carnal6
carol5
catcall7
clan1
cloaca6
clot1
coal1
cola1
colcannon9
collar6
colon5
color5
★colorantpangram15
colt1
★contraltopangram16
control7
cool1
coolant7
coral5
corolla7
coronal7
corral6
lantana7
llano5
loan1
local5
locator7
loco1
loll1
loon1
loot1
lotto5
natal5
nonlocal8
octal5
oral1
roll1
talc1
tall1
talon5
toll1
tonal5
tool1
total5
troll5