NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Longest word
collective
10 letters
Top scorer
collective
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
9
10
Σ
C
5
2
2
1
–
–
1
11
E
–
3
1
2
2
–
–
8
I
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
L
3
2
1
–
–
–
–
6
O
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
T
9
2
3
–
1
–
–
15
V
3
–
3
–
–
–
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6
Σ
20
10
11
4
3
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 2cl 1co 8
E
ec 1el 5ev 2
I
il 1
L
li 4lo 2
O
oc 2
T
te 1ti 5to 9
V
ve 2vi 1vo 3
All 49 answers
205 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cite1
civet5
clot1
collect7
★collectivepangram17
collet6
colt1
coot1
cootie6
cote1
covet5
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
elective8
elicit6
elite5
evict5
evictee7
illicit7
licit5
lilt1
lite1
little6
loot1
lotto5
ocelot6
octet5
tell1
tile1
till1
tilt1
title5
tittle6
toil1
toile5
toilet6
toilette8
toll1
tool1
toot1
tootle6
tote1
velvet6
veto1
violet6
volt1
vote1
votive6