NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Longest word
rotorcraft
10 letters
Top scorer
offtrack
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
A
–
4
1
1
–
1
–
7
C
3
2
1
–
4
–
–
10
F
5
–
1
–
–
–
–
6
K
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
R
2
1
–
2
–
–
1
6
T
11
3
2
2
–
–
–
18
Σ
22
11
6
5
5
1
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1af 1ao 1at 4
C
ca 4co 5cr 1
F
fa 3fo 2fr 1
K
ka 2
O
of 1or 1
R
ra 2ro 4
T
ta 8to 6tr 4
All 51 answers
214 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actor5
afoot5
aorta5
attack6
attar5
attract7
attractor9
carat5
carrot6
cart1
cataract8
coat1
coatrack8
cockatoo8
cofactor8
coot1
craft5
fact1
factor6
fart1
foot1
fort1
frat1
karat5
kart1
★offtrackpangram15
orator6
raft1
ratatat7
root1
rotator7
rotor5
rotorcraft10
tack1
taco1
tact1
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
toccata7
tock1
took1
toot1
toro1
tort1
track5
tract5
tractor7
trot1