NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 22, 2024
Longest word
ebullient
9 letters
Top scorer
ebullient
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
B
4
2
1
1
2
–
10
E
–
1
–
2
–
1
4
I
–
3
2
2
–
–
7
L
5
1
3
2
–
–
11
N
4
–
5
–
1
–
10
T
5
1
1
–
–
–
7
U
1
5
3
1
–
–
10
Σ
19
13
15
8
3
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 4bi 1bl 3bu 2
E
eb 1en 3
I
in 7
L
le 3li 6lu 2
N
ne 2ni 4nu 4
T
te 3ti 2tu 2
U
un 10
All 59 answers
277 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beeline7
been1
beltline8
bent1
bitten6
blin1
blini5
blunt5
★bulletinpangram15
bunt1
★ebullientpangram16
ennui5
entente7
entitle7
inbuilt7
inlet5
innie5
intel5
intent6
intuit6
inutile7
lenient7
lent1
lentil6
lien1
line1
linen5
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
lune1
lunette7
nene1
nettle6
nibble6
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
nubbin6
nubble6
nubile6
null1
teen1
tenet5
tent1
tine1
tint1
tune1
tunnel6
unbelt6
unbent6
unbuilt7
unit1
unite5
unlet5
unlit5
untie5
until5
untune6