NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Longest word
ineffective
11 letters
Top scorer
ineffective
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
11
Σ
C
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
E
1
1
2
1
–
1
–
–
6
F
1
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
5
I
–
1
5
1
1
4
1
2
15
N
4
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
6
T
4
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
V
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
14
7
8
3
2
5
1
2
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1
E
ef 1en 2ev 3
F
fe 2fi 3
I
in 15
N
ne 1ni 5
T
te 3ti 3
V
ve 2vi 1
All 42 answers
225 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
efficient9
entente7
entice6
even1
event5
evince6
feint5
fence5
fifteen7
fine1
finite6
incentive9
incite6
★ineffectivepangram18
inefficient11
infect6
★infectivepangram16
infinite8
infinitive10
innie5
intent6
invective9
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
nene1
nice1
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
teen1
tenet5
tent1
tinct5
tine1
tint1
vein1
vent1
vine1