NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 25, 2023
Longest word
following
9 letters
Top scorer
following
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
F
6
3
2
4
2
1
18
G
3
–
2
3
3
–
11
I
–
1
2
–
–
1
4
L
6
2
2
3
–
–
13
N
–
–
–
–
1
1
2
O
1
–
3
–
–
–
4
W
3
–
1
2
1
–
7
Σ
19
6
12
12
7
3
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
F
fi 3fl 7fo 8
G
gi 4gl 2go 5
I
ig 1in 3
L
li 3lo 10
N
ni 1no 1
O
og 1oi 1ol 1oo 1
W
wi 4wo 3
All 59 answers
309 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★filing6
fill1
filling7
fling5
flinging8
flog1
flogging8
flow1
★flowingpangram14
flown5
foil1
foiling7
folio5
follow6
★followingpangram16
fool1
fooling7
fowl1
giggling8
gigolo6
gill1
gilling7
glow1
glowing7
goggling8
golf1
golfing7
googling8
googol6
igloo5
infill6
infilling9
inflow6
lingo5
lining6
lion1
logging7
login5
logo1
loin1
loll1
lolling7
long1
longing7
loon1
lowing6
niggling8
nonillion9
ogling6
oiling6
olio1
oolong6
wiggling8
will1
willing7
willow6
wolf1
★wolfingpangram14
wool1