NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 7, 2024
Longest word
meditative
10 letters
Top scorer
meditative
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
9
10
Σ
A
–
1
1
1
2
–
–
5
D
3
2
3
1
2
–
–
11
E
2
–
1
1
–
–
–
4
I
1
–
1
2
1
2
–
7
M
7
3
1
1
3
1
1
17
T
8
4
5
1
2
1
–
21
V
–
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
Σ
21
10
13
8
11
4
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3av 2
D
da 5de 4di 2
E
ed 2em 2
I
id 2im 4it 1
M
ma 4me 11mi 2
T
ta 4te 8ti 9
V
ve 1vi 2
All 68 answers
346 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★additive8
admit5
admitted8
aviate6
aviated7
dammit6
data1
date1
dated5
dative6
demit5
demitted8
deviate7
deviated8
diet1
dieted6
edit1
edited6
emit1
emitted7
ideate6
ideated7
imitate7
imitated8
imitative9
immediate9
item1
mate1
mated5
matte5
matted6
meat1
mediate7
mediated8
meditate8
meditated9
★meditativepangram17
meet1
meta1
metadata8
mete1
meted5
mite1
mitt1
tame1
tamed5
tatami6
tatted6
team1
teamed6
teammate8
teat1
teatime7
teed1
teem1
teemed6
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
time1
timed5
timid5
titivate8
titivated9
vetted6
vitiate7
vitiated8