NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 19, 2022
Longest word
hawthorn
8 letters
Top scorer
hawthorn
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
A
–
1
–
1
–
2
H
6
2
3
–
1
12
N
–
2
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
3
5
3
–
–
11
W
2
4
1
1
–
8
Σ
12
14
7
2
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 1at 1
H
ha 5ho 7
N
no 2
O
oa 1
T
th 8to 2tr 1
W
wa 1wh 3wo 2wr 2
All 36 answers
153 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arhat5
athwart7
harrow6
hart1
hath1
hatha5
★hawthornpangram15
hoar1
honor5
hoorah6
hoot1
hora1
horn1
horror6
nohow5
north5
oath1
than1
that1
thaw1
thorn5
throat6
throw5
thrown6
thwart6
tooth5
torah5
troth5
wahoo5
what1
whatnot7
whoa1
woohoo6
worth5
wrath5
wroth5