NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 22, 2023
Longest word
conjoining
10 letters
Top scorer
jouncing
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
10
Σ
C
1
2
2
3
–
1
1
10
G
2
1
–
2
–
–
–
5
I
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
J
1
2
–
2
1
–
–
6
N
2
–
2
–
–
–
–
4
O
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
7
8
5
8
1
1
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 10
G
go 5
I
ic 2io 1
J
ji 1jo 4ju 1
N
no 3nu 1
O
on 2
U
un 1
All 31 answers
167 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cocci5
cocoon6
cocooning9
coin1
coining7
conic5
conjoin7
conjoining10
conning7
cooing6
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
jingo5
jogging7
join1
joining7
★jouncingpangram15
junco5
noggin6
noon1
noun1
nuncio6
ongoing7
onion5
union5