NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Longest word
captcha
7 letters
Top scorer
matchup
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
Σ
A
–
–
1
–
1
C
3
3
–
3
9
H
2
4
–
–
6
M
2
1
1
2
6
P
2
1
–
–
3
T
2
1
1
–
4
Σ
11
10
3
5
29
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
at 1
C
ca 3ch 6
H
ha 3hu 3
M
ma 5mu 1
P
pa 2ph 1
T
ta 1th 3
All 29 answers
121 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★attach6
captcha7
catch5
catchup7
champ5
chap1
chat1
chum1
chump5
chuppah7
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
hump1
humph5
hutch5
mahatma7
match5
matcha6
★matchuppangram14
math1
much1
patch5
path1
phat1
tach1
that1
thatch6
thump5