NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 6, 2025
Longest word
attractor
9 letters
Top scorer
autocracy
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
2
–
2
2
10
C
4
3
2
2
1
–
12
O
2
2
2
1
–
–
7
R
3
1
2
1
1
–
8
T
10
4
2
2
–
–
18
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
22
12
10
6
4
2
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ao 1ar 2at 1au 4
C
ca 3co 5cr 1cu 3
O
oa 1oc 1or 3ou 2
R
ro 8
T
ta 4to 7tr 5tu 1ty 1
Y
yo 1
All 56 answers
248 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actor5
actuator8
aorta5
arco1
arroyo6
attractor9
aurora6
auto1
★autocracypangram16
autocrat8
cacao5
carrot6
★carryoutpangram15
coat1
coca1
cocoa5
coot1
court5
croc1
curacao7
curator7
cutout6
oaty1
occur5
orator6
oratory7
orca1
outcry6
outro5
roar1
rococo6
root1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
rotor5
rout1
taco1
taro1
tarot5
tattoo6
toccata7
toot1
toro1
tort1
torta5
tour1
tout1
tractor7
trot1
trout5
troy1
tryout6
tutor5
tyro1
your1