NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Longest word
inalienable
11 letters
Top scorer
enviable
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
4
1
–
–
1
–
–
7
B
4
2
3
2
2
–
–
–
13
E
2
–
2
1
1
–
–
–
6
I
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
1
3
L
5
3
2
–
–
–
–
–
10
N
6
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
10
V
4
1
1
2
1
–
1
–
10
Σ
22
15
10
5
4
1
1
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 4av 1
B
ba 4be 5bi 2bl 2
E
el 2en 3ev 1
I
in 3
L
la 3le 2li 5
N
na 7ne 1ni 2
V
va 4ve 3vi 3
All 59 answers
261 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alien5
alienable9
anal1
annal5
anneal6
anvil5
avian5
baleen6
banal5
banana6
bane1
bean1
beanball8
beanie6
beeline7
been1
biennia7
biennial8
blin1
blini5
elan1
eleven6
enable6
enliven7
★enviablepangram15
even1
inalienable11
inane5
innie5
lain1
lanai5
lane1
lean1
leaven6
lien1
line1
lineal6
linen5
liven5
naan1
nail1
naive5
nana1
naval5
nave1
navel5
nene1
nibble6
nine1
vain1
vane1
vanilla7
vanillin8
vein1
venal5
venial6
villain7
villanelle10
vine1