NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 16, 2023
Longest word
negligence
10 letters
Top scorer
clenching
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
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
C
–
1
–
1
4
2
–
8
E
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
G
5
3
1
4
1
–
–
14
H
1
2
–
3
–
–
–
6
I
–
1
1
1
–
1
–
4
L
–
1
1
1
1
–
–
4
N
1
1
1
–
3
–
1
7
Σ
7
9
6
10
9
3
1
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ch 2ci 1cl 4
E
eg 1en 1
G
ge 5gh 1gi 6gl 2
H
he 2hi 4
I
ic 1in 3
L
le 2li 2
N
ne 4ni 3
All 45 answers
281 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ceiling7
chilling8
chinning8
cinching8
★clenchingpangram16
clinching9
cling5
clinging8
egging6
engine6
gelee5
gelling7
gene1
genie5
genii5
ghee1
gigging7
giggle6
giggling8
gill1
gilling7
ginning7
glee1
glen1
heeling7
henge5
high1
hilling7
hinge5
hinging7
icing5
inching7
inclining9
inning6
★leechingpangram15
legging7
liege5
lining6
negligee8
negligence10
neigh5
neighing8
niggle6
niggling8
nigh1