NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 22, 2025
Longest word
knuckled
8 letters
Top scorer
knuckled
15 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
Σ
C
4
3
2
4
–
13
D
7
3
8
3
–
21
E
–
3
3
–
–
6
K
1
–
–
1
1
3
L
5
–
2
–
–
7
N
3
1
–
–
–
4
U
–
2
–
2
1
5
Σ
20
12
15
10
2
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1cl 6cu 6
D
de 7du 14
E
ed 2el 2en 2
K
kn 2ku 1
L
lu 7
N
nu 4
U
uk 1un 4
All 59 answers
270 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cellule7
cluck5
clucked7
clue1
clued5
clunk5
★clunkedpangram14
cuddle6
cuddled7
cued1
cuke1
cull1
culled6
deduce6
deduced7
delude6
deluded7
denude6
denuded7
deuce5
duck1
ducked6
dude1
duel1
dueled6
duke1
duked5
dull1
dulled6
dunce5
dune1
dunk1
dunked6
dunned6
educe5
educed6
elude5
eluded6
endue5
endued6
knuckle7
★knuckledpangram15
kudu1
luck1
lucked6
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
lune1
lunk1
nude1
nuke1
nuked5
null1
ukulele7
unceded7
uncle5
undue5
unneeded8