NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 1, 2022
Longest word
incurring
9 letters
Top scorer
accruing
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
1
1
4
–
1
–
7
C
1
6
6
3
1
–
17
G
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
I
–
2
–
–
–
1
3
N
1
–
1
–
1
–
3
R
–
2
2
–
–
–
4
U
1
–
–
–
2
–
3
Σ
4
11
13
4
5
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ar 3
C
ca 7ci 3cr 4cu 3
G
gr 1
I
ic 1in 2
N
na 1ni 1nu 1
R
ra 1ri 2ru 1
U
un 2ur 1
All 38 answers
228 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
★accruingpangram15
acing5
arcana6
arcing6
arnica6
caging6
cairn5
cancan6
caning6
canna5
canning7
caring6
cigar5
circa5
cirri5
crag1
crania6
craning7
cringing8
cuing5
cunning7
curing6
gracing7
icing5
incur5
incurring9
narc1
niacin6
nuancing8
racing6
ricin5
ricing6
runic5
uncaging8
★uncaringpangram15
uric1