NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Longest word
cannonball
10 letters
Top scorer
cornball
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
A
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
B
7
1
–
1
–
–
–
9
C
5
7
7
2
2
1
1
25
L
5
3
–
–
–
–
–
8
N
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
3
Σ
20
12
7
4
4
1
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 2
B
ba 3bl 3bo 3
C
ca 10cl 2co 13
L
la 1ll 1lo 6
N
no 1
O
or 1
R
ro 3
All 49 answers
208 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anal1
annal5
ball1
balloon7
banal5
blab1
blob1
bloc1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
cabal5
cabala6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
canal5
cannonball10
canola6
carnal6
carol5
clan1
cloaca6
coal1
cola1
colcannon9
collab6
collar6
colon5
color5
cool1
coral5
★cornballpangram15
corolla7
coronal7
corral6
labor5
llano5
loan1
lobo1
local5
loco1
loll1
loon1
nonlocal8
oral1
robocall8
roll1
rollbar7