NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 31, 2022
Longest word
monomania
9 letters
Top scorer
mandolin
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
4
1
1
–
–
8
D
4
2
3
1
1
–
11
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
L
9
1
–
1
–
–
11
M
7
5
2
1
2
1
18
N
1
2
–
1
–
1
5
O
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
25
16
7
5
3
2
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1al 1am 4an 2
D
di 3do 8
I
id 2
L
la 1li 2ll 1lo 7
M
ma 2mi 2mo 14
N
no 5
O
oi 1ol 1on 1
All 58 answers
231 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aioli5
almond6
amino5
ammo1
ammonia7
amnio5
anion5
anon1
diamond7
dildo5
dino1
dodo1
doll1
dolma5
domain6
dominion8
domino6
doodad6
doom1
idiom5
idol1
lanolin7
limo1
lion1
llano5
load1
loam1
loan1
loin1
loll1
loom1
loon1
mammon6
★mandolinpangram15
million7
minion6
moan1
modal5
moil1
mold1
moll1
momma5
monad5
mondo5
mono1
monomania9
monomial8
mood1
moola5
moon1
nodal5
nomad5
nominal7
nonillion9
noon1
oilman6
olio1
onion5