NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 12, 2025
Longest word
analogizing
11 letters
Top scorer
analogizing
18 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
4
8
3
1
1
1
–
1
19
G
7
1
2
6
3
1
–
–
20
L
2
2
4
3
–
–
–
–
11
N
3
–
–
3
–
1
–
–
7
Z
–
1
2
1
–
–
1
–
5
Σ
16
12
11
14
4
3
1
1
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 4ai 2al 5an 8
G
ga 16gl 2go 2
L
la 6ll 1lo 4
N
na 5no 2
Z
za 1zi 3zo 1
All 62 answers
334 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★again5
aging5
agog1
agonizing9
ailing6
aioli5
alga1
algal5
align5
aligning8
along5
anal1
analog6
★analogizingpangram18
angina6
angling7
anion5
annal5
anon1
gaga1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
gala1
galangal8
gall1
galling7
gallon6
gang1
ganging7
ganglia7
gangling8
ganglion8
★gazillionpangram16
gazing6
glazing7
glia1
goal1
gonna5
lagging7
lagoon6
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lazing6
llano5
loan1
loaning7
loggia6
longan6
naan1
nagging7
nail1
nailing7
nana1
nonagon7
nonagonal9
zagging7
zigzag6
zigzagging10
zinnia6
zonal5