NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 13, 2021
Longest word
inhibition
10 letters
Top scorer
inhibitor
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
8
4
7
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19
H
1
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2
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–
–
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3
I
–
–
1
1
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1
1
4
N
1
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–
–
–
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1
O
1
1
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2
R
–
2
2
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4
T
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1
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1
Σ
11
8
12
1
0
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 2bo 15br 2
H
ho 3
I
in 4
N
no 1
O
ob 1or 1
R
ri 2ro 2
T
th 1
All 34 answers
156 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★biotin6
birth5
bobbin6
boho1
bonbon6
bonito6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boohoo6
boon1
boor1
boot1
booth5
born1
boron5
both1
brio1
broth5
hobbit6
hobnob6
hobo1
inborn6
inhibit7
inhibition10
★inhibitorpangram16
noob1
obit1
orbit5
ribbit6
ribbon6
robin5
robot5
throb5