NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 10, 2020
Longest word
appellee
8 letters
Top scorer
upheaval
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
–
3
3
–
1
7
E
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
7
4
1
1
–
13
L
4
2
–
–
–
6
P
8
3
1
–
–
12
U
1
2
1
1
1
6
V
3
3
1
–
–
7
Σ
24
17
7
2
2
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3ap 4
E
ea 1
H
ha 8he 4hu 1
L
la 3le 2lu 1
P
pa 7pe 1pl 1pu 3
U
up 2uv 4
V
va 4ve 1vu 2
All 52 answers
188 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aleph5
allele6
alpha5
appall6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
eave1
halal5
hale1
hall1
halva5
halvah6
halve5
haul1
have1
heal1
heap1
heave5
helluva7
hula1
lapel5
lava1
lave1
leap1
leave5
luau1
paella6
pale1
pall1
palp1
papa1
papal5
pave1
peal1
plea1
pupa1
pupae5
pupal5
★upheavalpangram15
upheave7
uvea1
uveal5
uvula5
uvulae6
vale1
value5
valve5
vape1
veal1
vulva5
vulval6