NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 2, 2023
Longest word
chimichanga
11 letters
Top scorer
chimichanga
18 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
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
11
Σ
A
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
C
5
5
5
3
5
–
–
1
24
I
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
M
1
3
2
2
1
1
–
–
10
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
8
10
10
6
6
1
0
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4
C
ca 8ch 14ci 2
I
ic 1in 2
M
ma 6mi 4
N
ni 1
All 42 answers
242 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
aching6
acing5
caching7
caging6
caiman6
cami1
cancan6
caning6
canna5
canning7
chai1
chain5
chaining8
chancing8
changing8
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
★chimichangapangram18
chiming7
chin1
china5
chinning8
cinch5
cinching8
icing5
inch1
inching7
★machiningpangram16
macing6
magic5
magician8
maniac6
manic5
mica1
mimic5
mincing7
minicam7
niacin6