NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 8, 2022
Longest word
nonapology
10 letters
Top scorer
nonapology
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
–
–
–
3
G
2
3
3
–
–
–
–
8
L
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
N
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
15
7
3
3
–
1
–
29
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
19
13
8
4
0
1
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 3
G
ga 2gl 4go 2
L
lo 3
N
no 1
O
op 1
P
pa 12pl 4po 12py 1
Y
ya 1
All 46 answers
193 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apology7
appall6
apply5
gallop6
galop5
gloop5
gloopy6
glop1
gloppy6
goop1
goopy5
lollop6
loop1
loopy5
★nonapologypangram17
opal1
pagan5
palapa6
pall1
palp1
pang1
panoply7
papa1
papal5
papally7
papaya6
pappy5
payola6
plan1
play1
plop1
ploy1
pogo1
poll1
polo1
polygon7
★polygonalpangram16
polyp5
pong1
pony1
pool1
poop1
poppa5
poppy5
pylon5
yappy5