NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Longest word
panettone
9 letters
Top scorer
pantheon
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word
Words by length
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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
A
3
1
–
–
1
–
5
H
4
–
1
–
–
–
5
N
5
1
1
1
–
–
8
O
3
1
–
–
1
–
5
P
6
4
4
1
1
2
18
T
5
3
2
–
–
–
10
Σ
26
10
8
2
3
2
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ae 1an 2at 2
H
ho 5
N
ne 2no 6
O
oa 2on 1op 2
P
pa 2pe 1ph 4po 11
T
ta 1te 2to 7
All 51 answers
187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aeon1
annotate8
anon1
atone5
atop1
hone1
hoop1
hoot1
hope1
hotpot6
neon1
neonate7
none1
nonet5
noon1
nope1
notate6
note1
oaten5
oath1
onto1
open1
opponent8
panettone9
★pantheonpangram15
peon1
phone5
phono5
photo5
photon6
poet1
pone1
pontoon7
pooh1
poop1
pope1
poppa5
poppet6
potato6
potent6
potentate9
tattoo6
teapot6
tenon5
tone1
tonne5
toon1
toot1
tooth5
tope1
tote1