NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 12, 2022
Longest word
lightweight
11 letters
Top scorer
lightweight
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
11
Σ
E
–
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
3
G
5
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
7
H
1
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
3
L
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
1
4
T
1
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
4
W
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
7
9
5
0
1
2
0
1
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ei 3
G
ge 2gh 1gi 3gl 1
H
he 1hi 2
L
le 1li 3
T
th 1ti 1tw 2
W
we 2wi 2
All 25 answers
126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
gelee5
gelt1
ghee1
giggle6
gill1
gilt1
glee1
height6
high1
highlight9
legit5
liege5
light5
★lightweightpangram18
thigh5
tight5
twig1
twilight8
weigh5
weight6
wiggle6
wight5