NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Longest word
confluence
10 letters
Top scorer
confluence
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
10
Σ
C
5
3
1
3
–
–
1
13
E
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
F
9
2
3
1
–
–
–
15
L
7
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
N
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
U
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
24
6
5
5
0
1
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3cl 3co 6cu 1
E
ef 1
F
fe 4fl 6fo 2fu 3
L
lo 4lu 3
N
no 1nu 2
O
ol 1
U
un 2
All 42 answers
152 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
cello5
cellule7
clef1
clone5
clue1
colleen7
colon5
colonel7
★confluencepangram17
cool1
coulee6
cull1
effluence9
feel1
fell1
felon5
fennel6
flee1
fleece6
floe1
★flouncepangram14
flue1
fluff5
fool1
foul1
fuel1
full1
funnel6
loco1
loll1
lone1
loon1
lull1
lulu1
lune1
noel1
nucleon7
null1
oleo1
uncle5
uncool6