NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Longest word
jawbone
7 letters
Top scorer
jawbone
14 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
Σ
A
2
–
–
–
2
B
4
1
6
–
11
E
1
–
–
–
1
J
–
–
1
1
2
N
4
1
–
–
5
O
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
12
2
7
1
22
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ae 1an 1
B
ba 3bo 8
E
eb 1
J
ja 1jo 1
N
na 1ne 1no 3
O
ob 1
All 22 answers
78 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aeon1
anon1
baboon6
banjo5
baobab6
boba1
bonbon6
bone1
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boon1
bowwow6
ebon1
★jawbonepangram14
jojoba6
nabob5
neon1
none1
noob1
noon1
oboe1