NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Longest word
allocable
9 letters
Top scorer
blockable
16 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
9
Σ
A
2
–
1
–
–
1
4
B
6
5
2
–
1
1
15
C
3
3
3
–
2
1
12
K
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
L
5
1
1
–
1
–
8
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
20
10
7
0
4
3
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 3
B
ba 5be 4bl 3bo 3
C
ca 4ce 4co 4
K
ka 1ke 2
L
la 3le 2lo 3
O
ob 1ol 1
All 44 answers
192 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★able1
allele6
allocable9
aloe1
babble6
babe1
babel5
bake1
bale1
beak1
beck1
bell1
belle5
bleak5
★blockablepangram16
bloke5
bobble6
bocce5
bookable8
cable5
cackle6
cake1
callable8
celeb5
cell1
cellblock9
cello5
cobble6
cockle6
coke1
★cookablepangram15
kale1
kebab5
keel1
label5
lace1
lake1
leak1
leek1
lobe1
locale6
★lockablepangram15
oboe1
oleo1