NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 8, 2023
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
doornail
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
8
9
Σ
A
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
D
3
5
2
–
1
–
11
I
1
–
2
–
–
–
3
L
14
2
–
1
1
–
18
N
1
1
–
–
–
1
3
O
2
–
–
1
–
–
3
R
5
–
1
–
1
–
7
Σ
28
10
5
2
3
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1an 2ar 1
D
di 4do 4dr 3
I
id 1in 2
L
la 8li 3ll 1lo 6
N
na 1no 2
O
ol 1or 2
R
ra 3ri 2ro 2
All 49 answers
169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aioli5
anal1
annal5
aril1
dial1
dildo5
dill1
dirndl6
doll1
dollar6
dolor5
★doornailpangram15
drill5
droll5
drool5
idol1
inlaid6
inland6
laid1
lain1
lair1
lanai5
land1
landlord8
lanolin7
lard1
liar1
lion1
lira1
llano5
load1
loan1
loin1
loll1
loon1
lord1
nail1
nodal5
nonillion9
olio1
oral1
★ordinalpangram14
radial6
rail1
railroad8
rial1
rill1
roil1
roll1