NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 18, 2022
Longest word
gargantuan
10 letters
Top scorer
guarantor
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
3
1
1
–
1
–
–
6
G
3
4
–
–
–
1
1
9
N
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
2
3
–
–
1
–
6
R
3
–
3
–
–
–
–
6
T
6
3
1
1
–
–
–
11
U
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
17
11
9
1
1
2
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 1au 5
G
ga 2go 1gr 2gu 4
N
no 2
O
or 1ou 5
R
ra 1ro 2ru 3
T
ta 2to 2tr 2tu 5
U
un 2
All 42 answers
190 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★argonautpangram15
augur5
aunt1
aura1
aurora6
auto1
gargantuan10
gaunt5
gout1
grout5
grunt5
guano5
guar1
★guarantorpangram16
guru1
nougat6
noun1
★orangutanpangram16
outgo5
outgun6
outran6
outro5
outrun6
ragout6
rotgut6
rout1
rung1
runout6
runt1
taunt5
taut1
tour1
tout1
trout5
truant6
tuna1
turn1
turnout7
tutor5
tutu1
untag5
unto1