NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 21, 2023
Longest word
vitriolic
9 letters
Top scorer
vitriolic
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
C
4
3
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–
–
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7
I
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
L
5
2
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–
–
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7
O
1
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–
–
–
1
R
3
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–
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1
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4
T
5
2
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–
1
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8
V
2
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1
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1
4
Σ
20
7
0
2
2
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 1cl 1co 5
I
il 1
L
li 2lo 5
O
ol 1
R
ri 1ro 3
T
ti 2to 3tr 3
V
vi 3vo 1
All 32 answers
101 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★civil5
clot1
coil1
colic5
color5
colt1
cool1
illicit7
licit5
lilt1
loci1
loco1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
olio1
rill1
roil1
roll1
rototill8
till1
tilt1
toil1
toll1
tool1
tricolor8
trill5
troll5
viol1
vitriol7
★vitriolicpangram16
volt1