NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 27, 2024
Longest word
cyclically
10 letters
Top scorer
magically
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
3
2
–
3
–
–
–
8
C
4
3
4
–
1
–
1
13
G
5
2
1
1
–
1
–
10
I
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
L
5
3
1
–
1
–
–
10
M
3
1
1
3
–
1
–
9
Σ
21
13
7
7
2
2
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2al 4am 2
C
ca 5ci 1cl 4cy 3
G
ga 4gi 2gl 4
I
ic 1il 2
L
la 6li 3ll 1
M
ma 6mi 1my 2
All 53 answers
235 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acclaim7
acyclic7
alga1
algal5
allay5
ally1
amalgam7
amyl1
cagily6
call1
calla5
calm1
calmly6
cilia5
claim5
clam1
clammy6
clay1
cyclic6
cyclical8
cyclically10
gaily5
gala1
gall1
gayly5
giggly6
gill1
glacial7
glacially9
glam1
glia1
icily5
iliac5
illy1
lacy1
laggy5
laic1
laical6
lallygag8
lama1
lilac5
lily1
lima1
llama5
magical7
★magicallypangram16
mail1
malic5
mall1
mammal6
mill1
myalgia7
★myalgicpangram14