NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 9, 2024
Longest word
unknowing
9 letters
Top scorer
unknowing
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
G
3
1
1
3
–
–
8
K
2
1
–
1
–
–
4
N
3
–
1
–
1
–
5
O
1
2
1
2
–
–
6
U
–
2
–
1
–
1
4
W
2
–
3
–
–
1
6
Σ
11
6
6
7
1
2
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 1go 7
K
kn 3ko 1
N
no 5
O
oi 2on 2ow 2
U
un 4
W
wi 3wo 3
All 33 answers
159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ginkgo6
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
gown1
gowning7
know1
knowing7
known5
kook1
noggin6
nonunion8
nook1
noon1
noun1
oink1
oinking7
ongoing7
onion5
owing5
owning6
union5
★unknowingpangram16
unknown7
unwon5
winnow6
winnowing9
wino1
wonk1
wooing6
wowing6