NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 8, 2025
Longest word
appetite
8 letters
Top scorer
baptize
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
1
1
–
–
2
4
B
6
1
–
1
–
8
P
4
1
3
2
–
10
T
3
1
1
–
–
5
Z
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
4
4
3
2
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ap 2
B
ba 6be 2
P
pa 2pe 2pi 6
T
ta 2te 1ti 2
Z
ze 1
All 28 answers
103 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abate5
abet1
appetite8
appetize8
baba1
babe1
bait1
baize5
★baptizepangram14
bate1
beat1
beta1
papa1
pate1
peat1
pepita6
piazza6
pita1
pitapat7
pizazz6
pizza5
pizzazz7
tapa1
tape1
teat1
tibia5
tibiae6
zeta1