NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Longest word
decoupled
9 letters
Top scorer
decoupled
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
C
4
4
5
5
1
–
19
D
4
4
4
2
1
1
16
E
–
2
2
–
–
–
4
L
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
O
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
P
4
1
3
1
–
–
9
U
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
16
13
15
9
3
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1cl 4co 8cu 6
D
de 7du 9
E
ed 2el 2
L
lo 2lu 3
O
oc 2
P
pu 9
U
up 2
All 57 answers
288 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cellule7
cloud5
clouded7
clue1
clued5
collude7
colluded8
could5
coulee6
coup1
coupe5
couple6
★coupledpangram14
cuddle6
cuddled7
cued1
cull1
culled6
cupped6
★decouplepangram15
★decoupledpangram16
deduce6
deduced7
delude6
deluded7
deuce5
dude1
duded5
duel1
dueled6
dull1
dulled6
dupe1
duped5
duple5
educe5
educed6
elude5
eluded6
loud1
loupe5
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
occlude7
occluded8
puce1
puddle6
puddled7
pule1
puled5
pull1
pulled6
pulp1
pulped6
updo1
upped5