NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Longest word
headache
8 letters
Top scorer
chalked
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
2
1
1
–
6
C
6
9
4
5
–
24
D
1
2
3
–
–
6
E
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
2
–
3
1
1
7
L
3
3
1
2
–
9
Σ
15
16
12
9
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5al 1
C
ca 9ce 4ch 7cl 4
D
da 1de 5
E
ea 1
H
ha 3he 4
L
la 4le 5
All 53 answers
245 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accede6
acceded7
aced1
ache1
ached5
alack5
cache5
cached6
cackle6
cackled7
cake1
caked5
call1
calla5
called6
cede1
ceded5
cell1
celled6
chad1
chalk5
★chalkedpangram14
challah7
check5
checked7
cheek5
clack5
clacked7
clad1
clade5
dacha5
decade6
decal5
deck1
decked6
deckle6
each1
hack1
hacked6
hackle6
headache8
heck1
heckle6
heckled7
lace1
laced5
lack1
lacked6
leach5
leached7
lech1
leech5
leeched7