NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
offhanded
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
A
2
3
1
1
–
–
–
7
D
3
–
3
–
3
–
1
10
E
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
F
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
H
2
1
2
2
–
–
–
7
N
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
O
1
–
–
1
–
1
–
3
Σ
12
5
8
4
3
1
1
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3ae 1ah 1an 2
D
de 9do 1
E
en 1
F
fa 3
H
ha 3he 4
N
na 3
O
od 1of 2
All 34 answers
163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★added5
addend6
addenda7
aeon1
ahead5
anode5
anon1
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deadhead8
deadheaded10
deaf1
deafen6
deafened8
dean1
doodad6
ennead6
fade1
faded5
fanned6
hand1
handed6
handoff7
head1
headed6
henna5
hennaed7
naan1
nada1
nana1
odea1
offhand7
★offhandedpangram16