NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Longest word
minimizing
10 letters
Top scorer
magazine
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
A
1
3
2
1
–
–
–
7
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
G
1
3
2
–
–
–
–
6
I
1
1
–
2
–
1
–
5
M
15
9
7
3
3
1
1
39
N
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
19
17
13
6
3
2
1
61
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1am 3an 3
E
en 2
G
ga 5gi 1
I
im 5
M
ma 19me 9mi 11
N
na 2
All 61 answers
283 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aiming6
amaze5
amazing7
amen1
anemia6
anima5
anime5
enema5
enigma6
game1
gamin5
gamine6
gaming6
gamma5
gimme5
image5
imagine7
imaging7
imagining9
imam1
★magazinepangram15
mage1
magi1
magma5
maim1
maiming7
main1
maize5
mama1
mamma5
manage6
managing8
mane1
manga5
mange5
mania5
manna5
manning7
maze1
mean1
meanie6
meaning7
mega1
meme1
meming6
meze1
mezzanine9
mezze5
mien1
mime1
miming6
mine1
mini1
minim5
minima6
minimize8
minimizing10
mining6
mizzen6
name1
naming6