NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 9, 2022
Longest word
entanglement
12 letters
Top scorer
entanglement
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
A
1
7
2
1
–
–
1
–
–
12
E
–
1
2
1
1
–
1
–
1
7
G
15
4
3
4
1
2
–
–
–
29
L
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
M
2
3
3
3
–
–
1
–
–
12
N
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
1
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
19
16
13
13
2
2
3
0
1
69
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 4al 4am 2an 2
E
ea 2el 1en 4
G
ga 15ge 8gl 5gn 1
L
le 3
M
ma 10me 2
N
na 1ne 1
T
ta 3te 1
All 69 answers
358 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agate5
agent5
agleam6
aglet5
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
amalgam7
amalgamate10
angel5
angle5
eagle5
eaglet6
elegant7
engage6
engagement10
entangle8
★entanglementpangram19
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
galangal8
gale1
galette7
gall1
gallant7
game1
gamelan7
gamete6
gamma5
gang1
gate1
gelee5
gelt1
gene1
gent1
genteel7
gentle6
★gentlemanpangram16
gentlemen9
glam1
gleam5
glean5
glee1
glen1
gnat1
legal5
legate6
legatee7
mage1
magenta7
magma5
magnate7
magnet6
manage6
management10
manga5
mange5
mangle6
mega1
melange7
nametag7
negate6
tang1
tangent7
tangle6
teenage7