NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 12, 2024
Longest word
minimization
12 letters
Top scorer
minimization
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
10
11
12
Σ
A
3
3
2
1
–
1
1
1
–
12
I
2
–
–
–
–
1
4
–
–
7
M
5
3
3
–
–
1
–
–
1
13
N
1
–
2
–
1
–
1
–
–
5
O
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
T
2
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
Z
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
16
7
10
2
1
3
6
1
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 5an 5at 2
I
im 1in 4io 2
M
ma 2mi 2mo 9
N
na 1no 4
O
om 1on 2ot 1
T
ta 1to 4
Z
zo 1
All 47 answers
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amino5
ammo1
ammonia7
amnio5
animation9
anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
atom1
★atomizationpangram18
imitation9
initiation10
intimation10
into1
intonation10
ionization10
iota1
mammon6
matzo5
★minimizationpangram19
minion6
moan1
moat1
momma5
mono1
monomania9
moon1
moot1
motion6
motto5
nation6
nomination10
noon1
notation8
notion6
omit1
onion5
onto1
ottoman7
tattoo6
tomato6
tomtit6
toon1
toot1
zoom1