NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 7, 2025
Longest word
highlighting
12 letters
Top scorer
thrilling
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.4
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
10
11
12
Σ
G
3
2
–
1
3
–
–
–
–
9
H
2
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
1
5
L
2
1
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
7
N
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
R
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
2
2
2
3
2
1
–
–
–
12
Σ
10
5
4
6
7
3
1
0
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 5gl 2gr 2
H
hi 5
L
li 7
N
ni 2
R
ri 2
T
th 2ti 8tr 2
All 37 answers
213 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★giggling8
gill1
gilling7
gilt1
girl1
glint5
glinting8
grill5
grilling8
highlight9
highlighting12
hill1
hilling7
hilt1
light5
lighting8
lightning9
lilt1
lilting7
lining6
lint1
niggling8
nightlight10
riling6
rill1
thrill6
★thrillingpangram16
tiling6
till1
tilling7
tilt1
tilth5
tilting7
tingling8
titling7
trill5
trilling8