NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 4, 2025
Longest word
exaltedly
9 letters
Top scorer
exaltedly
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
3
1
1
–
–
6
D
10
6
3
3
–
–
22
E
2
–
1
1
1
1
6
L
4
2
2
–
–
–
8
T
1
2
2
2
–
–
7
Y
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
13
10
7
1
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3al 1ax 2
D
da 6de 14dy 2
E
ed 1el 2ex 2ey 1
L
la 5le 3
T
ta 3te 4
Y
ye 1
All 50 answers
216 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★added5
addle5
addled6
allayed7
axed1
axled5
daddy5
dale1
dally5
data1
date1
dated5
dead1
deadeye7
deadly6
deal1
dealt5
deed1
deeded6
delay5
delayed7
delete6
deleted7
dell1
delt1
delta5
dyad1
dyed1
eddy1
elated6
elatedly8
exalted7
★exaltedlypangram16
eyed1
lade1
laded5
ladle5
ladled6
lady1
lead1
leaded6
lede1
tatted6
tattled7
taxed5
teddy5
teed1
telexed7
texted6
yelled6