NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Longest word
headwind
8 letters
Top scorer
headwind
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
A
1
1
–
1
–
3
D
2
1
1
–
–
4
E
–
–
1
–
–
1
H
3
–
2
–
1
6
I
1
3
1
–
–
5
N
1
1
–
1
–
3
W
3
3
5
1
1
13
Σ
11
9
10
3
2
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ai 2
D
de 1di 3
E
ed 1
H
he 2hi 4
I
id 1in 4
N
na 2ni 1
W
wa 1we 1wh 3wi 8
All 35 answers
160 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adenine7
aide1
aided5
denied6
died1
dine1
dined5
eddied6
★headwindpangram15
heinie6
hidden6
hide1
hied1
hind1
idea1
inane5
indeed6
indie5
innie5
naiad5
nannied7
nine1
wahine6
weenie6
whine5
whined6
whinnied8
wide1
widen5
widened7
wienie6
wind1
winded6
wine1
wined5