NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 10, 2022
Longest word
intricacy
9 letters
Top scorer
intricacy
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
C
2
5
2
–
–
–
9
I
1
–
–
1
–
1
3
N
1
3
–
–
–
–
4
R
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
T
2
3
1
2
–
–
8
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
10
14
4
3
0
1
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1ar 2
C
ca 5ci 1cr 1cy 2
I
in 2it 1
N
na 3ni 1
R
ra 4
T
ta 2ti 2tr 2ty 2
Y
ya 1
All 32 answers
141 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airy1
array5
arty1
canary6
canny5
carny5
carry5
catty5
city1
cranny6
cyan1
cynic5
inanity7
★intricacypangram16
itty1
nanny5
nary1
natty5
ninny5
racy1
rainy5
rarity6
ratty5
tarry5
tatty5
tinny5
tiny1
tray1
trinity7
tyranny7
tyrant6
yarn1