NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
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Longest word
depicted
8 letters
Top scorer
pitched
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
1
1
–
2
–
4
D
1
1
2
–
1
5
E
2
–
–
1
–
3
H
–
–
1
–
–
1
P
5
6
8
3
–
22
T
1
2
3
–
–
6
Σ
10
10
14
6
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 4
D
de 4di 1
E
ep 3
H
hi 1
P
pe 9pi 13
T
te 3ti 3
All 41 answers
201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cheep5
cheeped7
chip1
chipped7
deep1
depict6
depicted8
depth5
dipped6
epee1
epic1
epithet7
hippie6
peed1
peep1
peeped6
pepped6
peptic6
peptide7
petit5
petite6
petted6
piece5
pieced6
pied1
pipe1
piped5
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pitch5
★pitchedpangram14
pith1
pitied6
pitted6
teepee6
tepee5
tepid5
tipi1
tipped6
tippet6