NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 22, 2022
Longest word
mammalogy
9 letters
Top scorer
polygamy
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
Σ
A
5
5
1
2
–
–
13
G
6
3
1
–
–
–
10
L
3
4
–
1
2
–
10
M
3
4
1
–
–
1
9
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
5
5
3
1
1
–
15
Y
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
24
22
6
4
3
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1al 5am 4ap 3
G
ga 8gl 1go 1
L
la 4ll 1lo 5
M
ma 7mo 2
O
op 1
P
pa 12pl 1po 2
Y
ya 1yo 1
All 60 answers
238 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agog1
alga1
algal5
allay5
alloy5
ally1
amalgam7
ammo1
amply5
amyl1
apology7
appall6
apply5
gaga1
gala1
gall1
gallop6
galop5
gamma5
gamy1
gayly5
glam1
goal1
laggy5
lallygag8
lama1
lamp1
llama5
loam1
loamy5
lollygag8
loyal5
loyally7
magma5
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mammalogy9
mayo1
momma5
moola5
opal1
palapa6
pall1
palm1
palmy5
palp1
pampa5
papa1
papal5
papally7
papaya6
pappy5
payola6
play1
★polygamypangram15
poppa5
yappy5
yoga1