NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Longest word
hardhat
7 letters
Top scorer
hydrant
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
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
Σ
D
6
3
–
–
9
H
2
3
–
2
7
N
1
–
–
–
1
R
1
2
–
–
3
T
–
1
–
–
1
Y
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
11
9
0
2
22
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
da 5dr 3dy 1
H
ha 5hy 2
N
na 1
R
ra 3
T
ta 1
Y
ya 1
All 22 answers
77 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★daddy5
dandy5
darn1
dart1
data1
drat1
dray1
dryad5
dyad1
hand1
handy5
hard1
hardhat7
hardy5
hydra5
★hydrantpangram14
nada1
radar5
rand1
randy5
tardy5
yard1