NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Longest word
captcha
7 letters
Top scorer
matchup
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
A
–
–
1
–
1
C
1
2
–
2
5
H
1
3
–
–
4
M
2
1
1
2
6
P
4
1
–
–
5
T
7
1
1
–
9
Σ
15
8
3
4
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
at 1
C
ca 3ch 1cu 1
H
ha 3hu 1
M
ma 5mu 1
P
pa 3ph 1pu 1
T
ta 5th 3tu 1
All 30 answers
108 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★attach6
captcha7
catch5
catchup7
chat1
cutup5
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
hutch5
mahatma7
match5
matcha6
★matchuppangram14
math1
mutt1
pact1
patch5
path1
phat1
putt1
tach1
tact1
tamp1
tapa1
taut1
that1
thatch6
thump5
tutu1