NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 4, 2022
Longest word
coincidence
11 letters
Top scorer
conjoined
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
9
10
11
Σ
C
1
2
1
2
1
2
–
1
10
D
4
5
4
2
–
–
–
–
15
E
–
–
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
I
2
3
3
–
–
2
–
–
10
J
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
N
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
11
13
11
5
2
4
0
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 10
D
de 6di 7dj 2
E
ec 1ed 1en 2
I
ic 3in 5io 2
J
ji 2jo 2
N
ni 3
O
on 1
All 47 answers
247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cocci5
codeine7
coin1
coincide8
coincided9
coincidence11
coined6
conic5
conjoin7
★conjoinedpangram16
decide6
decided7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
denied6
dice1
diced5
died1
dine1
dined5
dino1
diode5
djinn5
djinni6
ecocide7
eddied6
enjoin6
enjoined8
iced1
icon1
iconic6
incidence9
indeed6
indie5
innie5
innocence9
iodine6
ionic5
jinn1
jinni5
join1
joined6
nice1
niece5
nine1
onion5