NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Longest word
tagliatelle
11 letters
Top scorer
illegality
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
A
1
6
1
3
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–
–
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11
E
1
2
1
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–
–
–
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4
G
12
3
7
1
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–
–
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23
I
–
–
–
1
–
1
1
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3
L
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5
2
2
3
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12
T
–
1
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1
1
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1
4
Σ
14
17
11
8
4
1
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 7al 4
E
ea 2eg 1el 1
G
ga 14ge 3gi 4gl 2
I
il 3
L
la 2le 7li 3
T
ta 3ti 1
All 57 answers
297 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agate5
agile5
agilely7
agility7
agita5
agitate7
aglet5
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
eagle5
eaglet6
eggy1
elegy5
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gaiety6
gaily5
gait1
gala1
gale1
galette7
gall1
galley6
gate1
gayety6
gayly5
gelati6
gelee5
gelt1
giggle6
giggly6
gill1
gilt1
glee1
glia1
illegal7
★illegalitypangram17
illegally9
laggy5
lallygag8
legal5
★legalitypangram15
legally7
legate6
legatee7
leggy5
legit5
liege5
ligate6
litigate8
tagliatelle11
taiga5
tailgate8
tillage7