NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 3, 2022
Longest word
adapted
7 letters
Top scorer
pothead
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
2
3
–
3
8
D
2
3
1
–
6
E
1
1
–
–
2
H
3
1
5
–
9
O
1
1
–
–
2
P
11
2
11
1
25
T
3
3
4
–
10
Σ
23
14
21
4
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 6ap 1at 1
D
da 1de 3do 2
E
ep 2
H
he 3ho 6
O
op 2
P
pa 5pe 7ph 2po 11
T
ta 4te 3to 3
All 62 answers
254 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adapt5
adapted7
adept5
adopt5
adopted7
adoptee7
aped1
atop1
dapped6
deep1
depot5
depth5
dope1
doped5
epee1
epode5
heap1
heaped6
heptad6
hoop1
hooped6
hope1
hoped5
hopped6
hotpot6
opah1
opted5
padded6
papa1
pate1
path1
patted6
peapod6
peat1
peed1
peep1
peeped6
pepped6
petted6
phat1
photo5
poet1
pooh1
poop1
pooped6
pope1
poppa5
popped6
poppet6
potato6
★potheadpangram14
potted6
tapa1
tape1
taped5
tapped6
teapot6
teepee6
tepee5
tope1
toped5
topped6