NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 15, 2023
Longest word
paycheck
8 letters
Top scorer
paycheck
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.6
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
1
–
–
–
2
C
2
6
1
–
–
9
E
2
–
–
–
–
2
H
4
–
–
–
–
4
K
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
6
5
1
–
1
13
Y
2
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
18
13
2
0
1
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ap 1
C
ca 4ch 5
E
ea 1ep 1
H
ha 1he 2hy 1
K
ke 1
P
pa 3pe 10
Y
ye 3
All 34 answers
110 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
apace5
cache5
cake1
cakey5
cape1
cheap5
check5
cheek5
cheeky6
cheep5
each1
epee1
hake1
heap1
heck1
hype1
keep1
pace1
★paycheckpangram15
payee5
peace5
peach5
peachy6
peak1
peaky5
peck1
peek1
peep1
peke1
peppy5
yeah1
yecch5
yech1