NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 15, 2022
Longest word
lengthened
10 letters
Top scorer
lengthened
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
D
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
E
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
G
3
–
1
2
–
–
–
6
H
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
2
–
2
–
1
–
1
6
N
2
–
4
2
–
–
–
8
T
4
2
2
–
–
–
–
8
Σ
12
4
10
6
1
0
1
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 3
E
en 2
G
ge 5gl 1
H
he 1
L
le 6
N
ne 8
T
te 7th 1
All 34 answers
159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dent1
dented6
detente7
ended5
entente7
gene1
gent1
genteel7
gentle6
gentled7
glen1
henge5
legend6
lend1
length6
lengthen8
★lengthenedpangram17
lent1
need1
needed6
needle6
needled7
nene1
netted6
nettle6
nettled7
teen1
tend1
tended6
tenet5
tent1
tented6
tenth5
then1