NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 18, 2023
Longest word
accountant
10 letters
Top scorer
occupant
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
10
Σ
A
3
–
–
1
–
–
1
5
C
3
3
6
4
–
–
–
16
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
2
–
1
–
–
4
P
5
–
2
1
–
–
–
8
T
9
1
2
2
–
–
–
14
U
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
22
6
13
8
1
0
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2at 1au 2
C
ca 5co 9cu 2
N
na 1
O
oc 2on 1ou 1
P
pa 2po 3pu 3
T
ta 6to 6tu 2
U
un 3
All 51 answers
211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★account7
accountant10
atop1
aunt1
auto1
cannot6
cant1
cantata7
canton6
catnap6
coat1
coconut7
concoct7
contact7
coopt5
coot1
copout6
cotton6
count5
cutout6
cutup5
natant6
★occupantpangram15
octant6
onto1
output6
pact1
pant1
pontoon7
potato6
pout1
punt1
putout6
putt1
taco1
tact1
tapa1
tattoo6
taunt5
taut1
toccata7
toon1
toot1
topcoat7
toucan6
tout1
tuna1
tutu1
unapt5
uncut5
unto1