NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 20, 2024
Longest word
appealable
10 letters
Top scorer
plowable
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
1
–
–
–
–
1
1
3
B
18
7
6
–
–
–
–
31
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
1
1
1
–
3
–
–
6
W
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
23
10
8
1
3
1
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 1ap 1
B
ba 8be 6bl 6bo 11
E
el 1
L
la 1lo 3
O
ob 1
P
pa 1pe 2pl 3
W
wo 1
All 47 answers
178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★able1
allowable9
appealable10
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
bale1
ball1
baobab6
bawl1
bebop5
beep1
bell1
belle5
bellow6
below5
blab1
bleep5
blew1
blob1
bloop5
blow1
boba1
bobble6
bola1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
boop1
bowel5
bowl1
bowwow6
elbow5
label5
lobe1
lobo1
lowball7
oboe1
palpable8
pebble6
peelable8
pleb1
plebe5
★plowablepangram15
wobble6