NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Longest word
applejack
9 letters
Top scorer
applejack
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.6
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
2
–
1
1
6
C
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
J
4
–
–
–
–
–
4
K
4
–
–
–
–
–
4
L
5
1
–
–
–
–
6
P
10
2
2
–
–
–
14
Σ
27
5
5
0
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1ap 5
C
ca 3ce 1
E
ep 1
J
ja 2je 2
K
ka 1ke 3
L
la 3le 3
P
pa 4pe 8pl 2
All 39 answers
106 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allele6
apace5
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
★applejackpangram16
cackle6
cake1
cape1
cell1
epee1
jake1
jape1
jeep1
jell1
kale1
keel1
keep1
kelp1
lace1
lake1
lapel5
leak1
leap1
leek1
pace1
paella6
palace6
pale1
peace5
peak1
peal1
peck1
peek1
peel1
peep1
peke1
place5
plea1