NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 1, 2024
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
bigheaded
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
3
5
1
–
–
–
–
9
B
4
2
7
3
1
1
–
18
D
1
–
1
–
1
–
1
4
E
1
–
–
1
–
1
–
3
G
2
–
3
–
–
–
–
5
H
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
13
7
13
4
2
2
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 3ad 2ag 1ah 1ai 2
B
ba 11be 5bi 2
D
da 1de 3
E
eg 3
G
ga 5
H
he 2
I
id 1
All 42 answers
212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abed1
abide5
abided6
adage5
added5
aged1
ahead5
aide1
aided5
baaed5
baba1
babe1
babied6
baddie6
bade1
badge5
badged6
baggage7
bagged6
baggie6
bead1
beaded6
bedhead7
behead6
beheaded8
★bigheadpangram14
★bigheadedpangram16
dabbed6
dead1
deadhead8
deadheaded10
egad1
egghead7
eggheaded9
gabbed6
gadded6
gaga1
gage1
gagged6
head1
headed6
idea1