NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 17, 2023
Longest word
impenitent
10 letters
Top scorer
impatient
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
9
10
Σ
A
–
2
2
1
1
–
–
6
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
I
–
2
–
–
–
2
1
5
N
2
–
–
1
1
–
–
4
P
14
7
11
5
2
–
–
39
T
4
3
4
1
–
–
–
12
Σ
21
14
17
8
4
2
1
67
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 5at 1
E
ep 1
I
im 2in 3
N
na 2ne 1ni 1
P
pa 15pe 13pi 11
T
ta 3te 6ti 3
All 67 answers
316 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apeman6
apemen6
apian5
apnea5
appetite8
attempt7
epee1
★impatientpangram16
impenitent10
inapt5
inept5
inpatient9
nametape8
nape1
neap1
ninepin7
paean5
pain1
paint5
pampa5
panama6
pane1
panini6
pant1
pantie6
papa1
pate1
patent6
patentee8
patient7
patina6
peat1
peen1
peep1
penitent8
penman6
penmen6
pennant7
penne5
pent1
pentane7
pepita6
petit5
petite6
pimp1
pinata6
pine1
pint1
pipe1
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pippin6
pita1
pitapat7
tamp1
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
temp1
tempi5
tempt5
tenpin6
tepee5
tiepin6
timpani7
tippet6