NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 28, 2023
Longest word
lallygag
8 letters
Top scorer
vaguely
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
3
5
2
–
–
10
E
1
1
–
–
–
2
G
6
5
3
–
–
14
L
3
3
2
2
1
11
U
1
1
1
–
–
3
V
2
5
3
1
–
11
Σ
16
20
11
3
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2al 8
E
ea 2
G
ga 12gu 2
L
la 5le 4lu 2
U
uv 3
V
va 7ve 1vu 3
All 51 answers
218 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agave5
ague1
alga1
algae5
algal5
allay5
allege6
allele6
alley5
ally1
eagle5
eave1
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
gale1
gall1
galley6
gauge5
gavage6
gave1
gavel5
gayly5
guava5
gulag5
laggy5
lallygag8
lava1
lavage6
lave1
league6
leave5
legal5
legally7
luau1
luggage7
uvea1
uvula5
uvulae6
vagal5
vague5
★vaguelypangram14
vale1
valley6
value5
valve5
veal1
vulva5
vulvae6
vulval6