NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 5, 2024
Longest word
groundout
9 letters
Top scorer
groundout
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
D
3
1
–
1
–
–
5
G
2
3
3
–
–
1
9
O
1
1
1
2
–
–
5
R
5
3
3
–
–
–
11
T
7
2
–
1
–
–
10
U
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
Σ
18
10
7
4
1
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 4dr 1
G
go 2gr 6gu 1
O
od 1or 1ou 3
R
ro 8ru 3
T
to 4tr 3tu 3
U
un 1
All 41 answers
162 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dogtrot7
donor5
door1
dour1
drug1
gorgon6
gourd5
grog1
grotto6
ground6
★groundoutpangram16
grout5
grunt5
guru1
odor1
orotund7
outdoor7
outro5
outrun6
rondo5
rood1
root1
rotgut6
rotor5
rotund6
round5
rout1
rung1
runout6
runt1
torn1
toro1
tort1
tour1
trod1
trot1
trout5
turn1
turnout7
tutor5
unground8