NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Longest word
applejack
9 letters
Top scorer
applejack
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
A
–
2
1
–
–
1
4
C
5
2
1
–
–
–
8
J
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
L
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
Σ
11
6
4
0
0
1
22
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2ap 2
C
ca 5ce 1cl 2
J
ja 2
L
la 2
P
pa 3pe 2pl 1
All 22 answers
81 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alack5
alpaca6
apace5
★applejackpangram16
cackle6
cake1
call1
calla5
cape1
cell1
clack5
clap1
jack1
jackal6
lace1
lack1
pace1
pack1
palace6
peace5
peck1
place5