NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 19, 2025
Longest word
appetitive
10 letters
Top scorer
palliative
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
–
2
1
–
–
1
1
5
E
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
L
3
3
–
–
1
–
–
7
P
1
1
–
–
–
–
1
3
T
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
V
7
4
1
1
–
–
–
13
Σ
13
10
2
2
2
1
2
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2ap 1av 2
E
ea 1el 1ev 1
L
la 2le 4li 1
P
pa 2pe 1
T
ti 1
V
va 4ve 4vi 5
All 32 answers
141 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alive5
alleviate9
appetitive10
avail5
aviate6
eave1
elevate7
evil1
lava1
lave1
leave5
levee5
level5
levitate8
live1
★palliativepangram17
pave1
peeve5
titivate8
vale1
valet5
valve5
vape1
veal1
veep1
veil1
velvet6
vial1
vile1
villa5
vital5
vitiate7