NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Longest word
hometown
8 letters
Top scorer
hometown
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
E
–
1
–
1
–
2
H
4
–
–
–
1
5
M
7
2
2
1
1
13
N
5
1
1
–
–
7
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
10
9
2
–
2
23
W
5
1
–
–
–
6
Σ
32
14
5
2
4
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
em 1en 1
H
he 2ho 3
M
me 8mo 5
N
ne 4no 3
O
om 1
T
te 9th 4to 7tw 3
W
we 1wh 4wo 1
All 57 answers
192 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★emote5
entente7
heme1
hewn1
home1
★hometownpangram15
hone1
meet1
meme1
memento7
memo1
mentee6
meow1
mete1
meth1
moment6
monotone8
monte5
mote1
motet5
nene1
neon1
newt1
newton6
none1
nonet5
note1
omen1
teem1
teen1
teeth5
teethe6
tenement8
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
tenth5
thee1
them1
theme5
then1
tome1
tone1
tonne5
tote1
totem5
towhee6
★townhomepangram15
twee1
tween5
tweet5
went1
whee1
when1
whet1
whew1
women5