NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Longest word
knuckled
8 letters
Top scorer
knuckled
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
C
6
4
3
4
–
17
D
2
2
4
1
–
9
E
–
1
1
–
–
2
K
–
–
–
1
1
2
L
1
–
1
–
–
2
N
1
–
1
–
–
2
U
–
1
–
1
–
2
Σ
10
8
10
7
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 5cl 6cu 6
D
de 6du 3
E
ed 2
K
kn 2
L
lu 2
N
ne 2
U
un 2
All 36 answers
181 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
cell1
celled6
cellule7
cluck5
clucked7
clue1
clued5
clunk5
★clunkedpangram14
cuddle6
cuddled7
cued1
cuke1
cull1
culled6
deck1
decked6
deckle6
deduce6
deduced7
deuce5
duck1
ducked6
dunce5
educe5
educed6
knuckle7
★knuckledpangram15
luck1
lucked6
neck1
necked6
unceded7
uncle5