NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 3, 2023
Longest word
initially
9 letters
Top scorer
pliantly
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
2
2
2
–
–
–
6
I
–
2
–
3
–
1
6
L
2
2
1
1
–
–
6
N
3
5
1
1
1
–
11
P
4
5
6
2
2
–
19
T
2
3
2
–
–
–
7
Σ
13
19
12
7
3
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 4ap 1at 1
I
in 6
L
la 3li 3
N
na 9ni 2
P
pa 6pi 5pl 8
T
ta 2ti 5
All 55 answers
276 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anal1
anally6
annal5
anti1
apian5
attain6
inanity7
inapt5
★inaptlypangram14
initial7
initially9
inlay5
lain1
lanai5
lantana7
lint1
linty5
litany6
naan1
nail1
nana1
nanny5
natal5
natality8
natant6
nattily7
natty5
ninny5
nippy5
pain1
paint5
panini6
pant1
panty5
patina6
pinata6
pinny5
pint1
pintail7
pippin6
plain5
plainly7
plaint6
plan1
plant5
plantain8
pliant6
★pliantlypangram15
taint5
tannin6
tinily6
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
titan5