NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Longest word
illicitly
9 letters
Top scorer
docility
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
C
2
2
1
2
–
–
7
D
1
5
1
–
1
–
8
I
5
3
1
3
–
1
13
L
3
1
–
1
–
–
5
O
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
T
4
–
1
–
–
–
5
Σ
17
11
5
6
1
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1co 5cy 1
D
di 6do 2
I
ic 1id 8il 3it 1
L
li 4lo 1
O
od 1oi 1ol 1
T
ti 4to 1
All 41 answers
168 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★city1
cocci5
codicil7
coil1
colic5
colloid7
cyclic6
diddly6
dildo5
dill1
dilly5
ditto5
ditty5
★docilitypangram15
doily5
icily5
idiocy6
idiot5
idiotic7
idly1
idol1
idyl1
idyll5
idyllic7
illicit7
illicitly9
illy1
itty1
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
lily1
loci1
oddity6
oily1
olio1
tidily6
tidy1
till1
tilt1
toil1