NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 12, 2020
Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
brought
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
B
6
5
5
2
–
–
–
18
G
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
5
H
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
O
–
3
–
–
–
–
1
4
R
3
3
1
–
–
–
–
7
T
7
7
3
2
1
–
1
21
Σ
22
19
11
4
1
0
2
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bo 13br 2bu 3
G
go 2gr 3
H
ho 4
O
ou 4
R
ro 7
T
th 7to 7tr 4tu 3
All 59 answers
246 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★boho1
boob1
booboo6
boohoo6
boor1
boot1
booth5
borough7
both1
bough5
bought6
bourg5
bout1
broth5
★broughtpangram14
burbot6
burgoo6
burro5
goth1
gout1
grog1
grotto6
grout5
hobo1
hoot1
horror6
hour1
ought5
outgo5
outro5
outthought10
robot5
root1
rotgut6
roto1
rotor5
rough5
rout1
thorough8
thou1
though6
thought7
throb5
through7
throughout10
toot1
tooth5
toro1
tort1
tough5
tour1
tout1
trot1
troth5
trough6
trout5
turbo5
turbot6
tutor5