NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 15, 2024
Longest word
intuition
9 letters
Top scorer
fruition
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
F
1
4
–
–
2
–
7
I
–
1
1
–
–
1
3
N
1
–
–
–
1
1
3
O
–
1
2
–
–
–
3
R
4
–
2
–
–
–
6
T
7
3
–
3
–
–
13
U
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
15
11
5
3
3
2
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
F
fo 2fr 3fu 2
I
in 3
N
no 2nu 1
O
ou 3
R
ro 1ru 5
T
to 3tr 1tu 9
U
un 4
All 39 answers
170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★fount5
four1
froufrou8
fruit5
★fruitionpangram15
furor5
futon5
intuit6
intuition9
inurn5
nonunion8
noun1
nutrition9
outfit6
outro5
outrun6
rout1
ruff1
ruin1
runoff6
runout6
runt1
tofu1
tour1
tout1
trout5
tuft1
tuition7
turf1
turn1
turnoff7
turnout7
tutor5
tutti5
tutu1
unfit5
union5
unit1
unto1