NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 1, 2023
Longest word
bottleful
9 letters
Top scorer
bottleful
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
B
2
2
3
–
–
1
8
E
–
–
1
–
1
–
2
F
14
4
2
–
–
–
20
L
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
3
–
3
1
–
–
7
Σ
21
6
9
1
1
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 3bl 1bo 2bu 2
E
ef 1et 1
F
fe 7fl 8fo 3fu 2
L
le 1lo 1
T
te 1to 2tu 4
All 39 answers
136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beef1
befell6
befoul6
bluff5
boffo5
★bottlefulpangram16
buff1
buffet6
effete6
etouffee8
feeble6
feel1
feet1
fell1
felt1
fete1
fettle6
flee1
fleet5
floe1
flout5
flub1
flue1
fluff5
flute5
fool1
foot1
foul1
fuel1
full1
left1
loft1
teff1
toffee6
tofu1
tubeful7
tubful6
tuffet6
tuft1