NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Longest word
embanked
8 letters
Top scorer
embanked
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
B
3
2
2
–
–
7
D
2
1
–
–
–
3
E
1
–
1
–
1
3
K
2
3
1
1
–
7
M
2
–
–
–
–
2
N
–
1
–
1
–
2
Σ
10
7
4
2
1
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
ba 5be 2
D
da 1de 2
E
ek 1em 2
K
ke 3kn 4
M
ma 1me 1
N
na 2
All 24 answers
98 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★babka5
bake1
baked5
bank1
banked6
beak1
beaked6
dank1
deke1
deked5
eked1
embank6
★embankedpangram15
kebab5
keen1
keened6
knead5
kneaded7
knee1
kneed5
make1
meek1
naked5
nankeen7