NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 19, 2024
Longest word
cocooning
9 letters
Top scorer
mooching
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
8
9
Σ
C
2
5
4
3
–
1
15
G
2
1
–
2
–
–
5
H
–
1
3
1
–
–
5
I
1
1
1
–
1
–
4
M
2
2
2
1
1
–
8
N
1
–
2
–
–
–
3
O
–
1
–
1
1
–
3
Σ
8
11
12
8
3
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 2co 13
G
gn 1go 4
H
ho 5
I
ic 2in 1io 1
M
mi 1mo 7
N
no 3
O
on 3
All 43 answers
231 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chignon7
chino5
cocci5
cocoon6
cocooning9
coho1
coin1
coining7
comic5
coming6
common6
conch5
conic5
conning7
cooing6
gnocchi7
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
hogging7
homing6
honcho6
honing6
hooch5
icon1
iconic6
incoming8
ionic5
minion6
mochi5
mono1
mooch5
★moochingpangram15
mooing6
moon1
mooning7
noggin6
noncom6
noon1
oncoming8
ongoing7
onion5