NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 10, 2021
Longest word
boogaloo
8 letters
Top scorer
longboat
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
–
1
–
–
–
1
B
18
4
8
3
1
34
G
1
–
1
–
–
2
L
1
–
–
–
1
2
N
1
1
–
1
–
3
O
–
–
1
–
–
1
T
–
2
–
–
1
3
Σ
21
8
10
4
3
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1
B
ba 10bl 8bo 16
G
gl 2
L
lo 2
N
na 2no 1
O
ob 1
T
ta 2to 1
All 46 answers
180 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
baba1
baboon6
ball1
balloon7
ballot6
banal5
banana6
bang1
baobab6
baton5
blab1
blat1
blatant7
bloat5
blob1
blog1
blot1
blotto6
boat1
boba1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
bologna7
bolt1
bonbon6
bong1
bongo5
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boogaloo8
boon1
boot1
glob1
global6
lobo1
★longboatpangram15
nabob5
nanobot7
noob1
oblong6
tabla5
taboo5
toboggan8