NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Longest word
hyphenate
9 letters
Top scorer
hyphenate
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
1
1
–
1
1
–
4
E
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
H
–
2
2
2
–
1
7
N
6
4
2
–
1
–
13
P
4
4
2
2
1
–
13
T
4
4
1
–
–
–
9
Y
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
15
18
8
6
3
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 3ap 1
E
ea 1en 1et 1
H
ha 1he 3hy 3
N
na 6ne 7
P
pa 6pe 7
T
te 6th 3
Y
ye 2
All 51 answers
235 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ante1
antenna7
antennae8
apnea5
eaten5
entente7
ethane6
happen6
heathen7
henna5
heptane7
hyena5
hyphen6
★hyphenatepangram16
naan1
nana1
nanny5
nape1
natant6
natty5
neap1
neat1
neaten6
neath5
nene1
nepenthe8
netty5
paean5
pane1
pant1
panty5
patent6
patentee8
peahen6
peen1
pennant7
penne5
penny5
pent1
pentane7
teen1
teeny5
tenant6
tenet5
tent1
tenth5
than1
thane5
then1
yenta5
yente5