NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Longest word
adamantly
9 letters
Top scorer
adamantly
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
A
3
3
1
1
–
1
9
D
3
3
–
–
–
–
6
L
3
1
1
1
1
–
7
M
5
7
4
1
–
–
17
N
3
3
1
–
–
–
7
T
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
18
19
7
3
1
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3al 2am 1an 3
D
da 5dy 1
L
la 6ll 1
M
ma 16my 1
N
na 7
T
ta 3
All 49 answers
200 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adamant7
★adamantlypangram16
adman5
allay5
ally1
amyl1
anal1
anally6
annal5
daddy5
dally5
damn1
dandy5
data1
dyad1
lady1
lama1
land1
landlady8
lantana7
layman6
llama5
madam5
madly5
madman6
malady6
mall1
malt1
malty5
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mandala7
manly5
manna5
manta5
many1
mayday6
myna1
naan1
nada1
nana1
nanny5
natal5
natant6
natty5
tall1
tally5
tatty5