NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 9, 2023
Longest word
etymology
9 letters
Top scorer
etymology
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
E
1
1
1
–
–
1
4
G
3
4
6
1
1
–
15
L
6
2
–
–
–
–
8
M
4
4
3
–
–
–
11
O
2
–
1
1
1
–
5
T
3
–
2
–
–
1
6
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
20
11
13
2
2
2
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ee 1el 1et 1ey 1
G
ge 4gl 4go 7
L
le 1lo 7
M
me 4mo 7
O
og 1ol 1om 2ot 1
T
te 2to 4
Y
ye 1
All 50 answers
208 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eely1
elegy5
★etymologypangram16
eyelet6
gelee5
gelt1
gemology8
geology7
glee1
glom1
gloom5
gloomy6
goggle6
goggly6
golem5
golly5
google6
googly6
googol6
leggy5
loge1
logo1
logy1
loll1
loom1
loot1
lotto5
melee5
melt1
melty5
mettle6
mole1
moll1
molly5
molt1
motel5
motley6
mottle6
ogle1
oleo1
omelet6
omelette8
otology7
teleology9
tell1
toggle6
toll1
tool1
tootle6
yell1