NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Longest word
pompadour
9 letters
Top scorer
pompadour
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
3
4
2
–
–
–
9
D
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
M
2
3
1
–
–
–
6
P
4
2
–
1
2
1
10
R
4
1
2
–
–
–
7
U
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
11
7
1
2
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 2ar 5au 2
D
da 1do 1dr 2
M
ma 5mo 1
P
pa 5po 2pr 1pu 2
R
ra 4ro 3
U
up 1
All 37 answers
151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ammo1
amour5
ardor5
armada6
armor5
aroma5
arum1
aura1
aurora6
damp1
doodad6
dram1
drama5
madam5
mama1
mamma5
maraud6
marm1
momma5
pampa5
papa1
parador7
paradrop8
paramour8
★pompadourpangram16
poppa5
pram1
puma1
pupa1
radar5
ramada6
ramp1
ramrod6
road1
roam1
roar1
uproar6