NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Longest word
honeybee
8 letters
Top scorer
honeybun
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
6
2
4
–
–
12
E
1
1
–
–
–
2
H
2
3
1
–
2
8
N
5
–
–
–
–
5
O
2
–
–
–
–
2
Y
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
16
6
6
0
2
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bo 11bu 1
E
eb 2
H
ho 8
N
ne 1no 4
O
ob 2
Y
yo 1
All 30 answers
105 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★boho1
bonbon6
bone1
bonny5
bonobo6
bony1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boohoo6
boon1
buoy1
ebon1
ebony5
hobby5
hobnob6
hobo1
hone1
honey5
honeybee8
★honeybunpangram15
hooey5
neon1
none1
noob1
noon1
noun1
obey1
oboe1
yoohoo6