NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Longest word
alfalfa
7 letters
Top scorer
formula
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
Σ
A
6
7
3
2
18
F
5
2
2
2
11
L
4
2
–
–
6
M
4
6
1
–
11
O
1
1
–
–
2
R
2
1
–
–
3
Σ
22
19
6
4
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3al 4am 3ar 4au 4
F
fa 4fl 2fo 5
L
la 1ll 1lo 3lu 1
M
ma 6mo 4mu 1
O
of 1or 1
R
ro 2ru 1
All 51 answers
188 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
afoul5
afro1
alarm5
alfalfa7
aloof5
alum1
ammo1
amoral6
amour5
armful6
armor5
aroma5
arum1
aura1
aural5
aurora6
auroral7
fall1
falloff7
farm1
farro5
flora5
floral6
foal1
foam1
fora1
formal6
★formulapangram14
lama1
llama5
loaf1
loam1
loofa5
luau1
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
marm1
maul1
molar5
momma5
moola5
moral5
mural5
offal5
oral1
roam1
roar1
rural5