NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 12, 2021
Longest word
divulging
9 letters
Top scorer
divulging
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
Σ
D
4
–
3
4
3
1
15
G
1
1
–
3
–
–
5
I
–
–
1
–
–
1
2
L
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
V
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
5
4
4
8
3
2
26
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 10du 5
G
gi 2gl 1gu 2
I
id 1in 1
L
li 1
N
nu 1
U
un 1
V
vi 1
All 26 answers
154 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★diddling8
digging7
dill1
ding1
dinging7
dining6
dividing8
diving6
divining8
★divulgingpangram16
duding6
dull1
dulling7
dung1
dunning7
gild1
gilding7
gliding7
guiding7
guild5
idling6
indulging9
livid5
nudging7
undid5
vivid5