NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Longest word
defending
9 letters
Top scorer
defogging
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
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
Σ
D
1
1
4
3
3
3
15
E
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
F
8
5
6
5
1
–
25
G
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
1
2
–
1
1
5
Σ
11
7
13
10
5
4
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 11di 1do 3
E
ed 1
F
fe 8fi 11fo 6
G
go 3
I
in 1
O
of 5
All 50 answers
284 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★defend6
defended8
defending9
defied6
define6
defined7
defining8
defog5
defogged8
★defoggingpangram16
deified7
dignified9
doff1
doffed6
doffing7
edified7
feed1
feeding7
feign5
feigned7
feigning8
fend1
fended6
fending7
fief1
fiend5
fife1
fifed5
fifing6
find1
finding7
fine1
fined5
fining6
finned6
fogged6
fogging7
fogie5
fond1
food1
foodie6
goof1
goofed6
goofing7
info1
offed5
offend6
offended8
★offendingpangram16
offing6