NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 8, 2024
Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
inexact
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
3
2
–
–
9
C
4
2
2
3
1
–
12
E
1
2
3
1
–
–
7
I
–
–
3
1
–
–
4
N
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
T
1
3
2
1
–
1
8
Σ
9
10
14
8
1
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 6an 2at 1
C
ca 9ce 2ci 1
E
en 2ex 5
I
in 4
N
ni 3
T
ta 6ti 2
All 43 answers
223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
accent6
acetate7
acetic6
acne1
ancient7
antic5
attic5
cacti5
cancan6
cane1
canine6
canna5
cant1
cantata7
canteen7
cantina7
cent1
cetacean8
cite1
enact5
entice6
exact5
exacta6
excite6
exec1
extinct7
incant6
incite6
★inexactpangram14
intact6
niacin6
nice1
niece5
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tinct5
titanic7