NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 21, 2024
Longest word
confounded
10 letters
Top scorer
confounded
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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
C
2
–
1
1
1
1
1
7
D
3
3
4
2
2
1
–
15
E
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
F
2
1
4
1
–
–
–
8
N
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
U
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
13
Σ
11
9
13
5
6
3
3
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 4cu 3
D
de 9du 6
E
ed 2en 2
F
fe 3fo 3fu 2
N
no 1nu 1
O
ou 1
U
ud 1un 12
All 50 answers
288 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cofound7
★cofoundedpangram16
confound8
★confoundedpangram17
cued1
cuff1
cuffed6
deduce6
deduced7
defund6
defunded8
denounce8
denounced9
denude6
denuded7
deuce5
dude1
duff1
dunce5
dune1
dunned6
dunno5
educe5
educed6
endue5
endued6
fecund6
feud1
feuded6
fondue6
found5
founded7
fund1
funded6
noun1
nude1
ounce5
udon1
unceded7
uncuff6
uncuffed8
undefended10
undo1
undone6
undue5
unfed5
unfounded9
unfunded8
unneeded8
unoffended10