NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 30, 2023
Longest word
zirconia
8 letters
Top scorer
zirconia
15 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
8
Σ
A
2
1
2
–
–
5
C
4
5
2
3
–
14
I
1
–
1
–
–
2
N
3
1
–
–
–
4
O
2
–
–
1
–
3
R
5
2
2
1
–
10
Z
–
–
1
–
1
2
Σ
17
9
8
5
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ar 4
C
ca 3ci 2co 3cr 4cz 2
I
ir 2
N
na 2no 2
O
oc 1or 2
R
ra 6ri 1ro 3
Z
zi 2
All 40 answers
160 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acorn5
arcana6
arco1
aria1
arnica6
cairn5
carioca7
carrion7
circa5
cirri5
coir1
corn1
corona6
crania6
croc1
croci5
croon5
czar1
czarina7
iron1
ironic6
narc1
narco5
noir1
nori1
ocarina7
orca1
orzo1
raccoon7
rain1
rancor6
rani1
razor5
razz1
ricin5
roan1
roar1
rococo6
zircon6
★zirconiapangram15