NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 10, 2023
Longest word
colcannon
9 letters
Top scorer
halcyon
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
5
7
2
1
–
–
15
C
7
8
6
1
1
1
24
H
2
1
–
1
–
–
4
L
2
4
–
2
–
–
8
N
2
2
–
–
1
–
5
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
24
8
5
2
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ah 1al 5an 7
C
ca 12ch 2cl 3co 6cy 1
H
ha 4
L
la 1ll 1lo 6
N
na 4no 1
O
on 1
Y
ya 1
All 58 answers
253 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★achoo5
achy1
ahoy1
alcohol7
allay5
alloy5
ally1
aloha5
anal1
anally6
ancho5
annal5
annoy5
anon1
anyhoo6
cacao5
call1
calla5
callaloo8
canal5
cancan6
canna5
cannon6
canny5
canola6
canon5
canyon6
challah7
chancy6
clan1
clay1
cloaca6
coach5
coal1
coca1
cocoa5
cola1
colcannon9
cyan1
halal5
★halcyonpangram14
hall1
halo1
lacy1
llano5
loach5
loan1
local5
locally7
loyal5
loyally7
naan1
nacho5
nana1
nanny5
nonlocal8
onlay5
yahoo5