NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 28, 2025
Longest word
chlorophyll
11 letters
Top scorer
chlorophyll
18 points
Starting letters
5 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
8
9
10
11
Σ
C
9
2
2
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1
14
H
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1
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1
L
2
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2
P
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2
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2
R
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1
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1
Σ
11
5
3
0
0
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 3cl 2co 7cr 2
H
ho 1
L
lo 2
P
po 2
R
ro 1
All 20 answers
72 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★chlorophyllpangram18
chop1
choppy6
clop1
cloy1
coho1
color5
cool1
coolly6
coop1
copy1
coyly5
croc1
crop1
hooch5
loch1
loco1
pooch5
porch5
rococo6