NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 14, 2023
Longest word
dominion
8 letters
Top scorer
mandolin
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
A
1
2
1
–
–
4
D
7
2
3
1
1
14
I
1
1
2
–
–
4
L
3
–
–
–
–
3
M
6
4
1
2
2
15
N
1
3
–
–
–
4
Σ
19
12
7
3
3
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2al 1am 1
D
da 1di 5do 8
I
id 2in 2
L
la 2lo 1
M
ma 6mi 4mo 5
N
na 2no 2
All 44 answers
173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adman5
admin5
almond6
amid1
damn1
dial1
diamond7
dildo5
dill1
dino1
dodo1
doll1
dolma5
domain6
dominion8
domino6
doodad6
doom1
idiom5
idol1
inlaid6
inland6
laid1
land1
load1
madam5
madman6
maid1
mainland8
mandala7
★mandolinpangram15
midi1
midland7
mild1
mind1
modal5
mold1
monad5
mondo5
mood1
nada1
naiad5
nodal5
nomad5