NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 23, 2023
Longest word
chlorophyll
11 letters
Top scorer
chlorophyll
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
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
11
Σ
C
9
2
2
–
–
–
–
1
14
H
3
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
7
L
4
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
7
P
10
4
2
–
–
–
–
–
16
R
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
Y
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
28
11
8
0
0
0
0
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 3cl 2co 7cr 2
H
ho 6hy 1
L
lo 7
P
ph 1pl 2po 11pr 1py 1
R
ro 3
Y
yo 1
All 48 answers
149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★chlorophyllpangram18
chop1
choppy6
clop1
cloy1
coho1
color5
cool1
coolly6
coop1
copy1
coyly5
croc1
crop1
holly5
holy1
hooch5
hoop1
hoppy5
horror6
hypo1
loch1
loco1
loll1
lollop6
loop1
loopy5
lorry5
phyllo6
plop1
ploy1
poll1
polo1
polyp5
pooch5
pooh1
pool1
poop1
poor1
poorly6
poppy5
porch5
prop1
pyro1
rococo6
roll1
ropy1
yoohoo6