You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 11, 2021

Longest word
healthful
9 letters
Top scorer
healthful
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
14
5 letters
6
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 letters
1

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
F
3
3
1
1
8
H
4
1
1
1
7
L
4
1
5
T
3
2
1
6
U
1
1
Σ
14
6
3
3
0
1
27

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

F
fa 2fl 4fu 2
H
ha 3he 1hu 3
L
lu 5
T
ta 1tu 5
U
ul 1

All 27 answers

106 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
fateful7
fault5
flauta6
flue1
fluff5
flute5
fuel1
full1
hatefulpangram14
haul1
haute5
healthfulpangram16
huff1
hula1
hull1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
lute1
luteal6
taut1
tuffet6
tuft1
tulle5
tutee5
tutu1
ululate7
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.