NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 24, 2023
Longest word
deadpanned
10 letters
Top scorer
pinheaded
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
A
1
3
1
–
1
–
–
6
D
1
–
5
1
2
–
1
10
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
1
–
3
1
1
–
–
6
N
2
–
2
1
–
–
–
5
P
11
6
11
1
1
1
–
31
Σ
17
9
22
4
5
1
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 6
D
da 2de 7di 1
E
ep 1
H
ha 2he 3hi 1
N
na 2ne 1ni 2
P
pa 11pe 10pi 10
All 59 answers
302 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aped1
aphid5
apian5
apnea5
append6
appended8
daphne6
dapped6
deadpan7
deadpanned10
deep1
deepen6
deepened8
depend6
depended8
dipped6
epee1
happen6
happened8
★headpinpangram14
heap1
heaped6
hippie6
nape1
napped6
neap1
ninepin7
nipped6
padded6
paean5
paid1
pain1
pained6
panda5
pane1
paned5
panini6
panned6
papa1
peahen6
peed1
peen1
peep1
peeped6
pend1
pended6
penne5
penned6
pepped6
pied1
pine1
pined5
★pinheadpangram14
★pinheadedpangram16
pinned6
pinniped8
pipe1
piped5
pippin6