NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 14, 2020
Longest word
cyclically
10 letters
Top scorer
comically
16 points
Starting letters
6 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.
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
A
2
3
–
2
–
–
–
7
C
9
5
6
1
2
1
1
25
I
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
L
11
5
1
2
–
–
–
19
M
5
2
1
–
–
–
–
8
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
30
17
8
5
2
1
1
64
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ai 1al 3am 1
C
ca 6ci 1cl 6co 9cy 3
I
ic 1il 2
L
la 4li 4ll 1lo 10
M
ma 4mi 1mo 3
O
oi 1ol 1
All 64 answers
240 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acclaim7
acyclic7
aioli5
allay5
alloy5
ally1
amyl1
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
calm1
calmly6
cilia5
claim5
clam1
clammy6
clay1
cloaca6
cloy1
coal1
coil1
cola1
colic5
comical7
★comicallypangram16
cool1
coolly6
coyly5
cyclic6
cyclical8
cyclically10
icily5
iliac5
illy1
lacy1
laic1
laical6
lama1
lilac5
lily1
lima1
limo1
llama5
loam1
loamy5
local5
locally7
loci1
loco1
loll1
loom1
loyal5
loyally7
mail1
malic5
mall1
mammal6
mill1
moil1
moll1
moola5
oily1
olio1