NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Longest word
froufrou
8 letters
Top scorer
formula
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
Σ
A
2
2
1
1
–
6
F
12
7
2
2
1
24
L
1
1
–
–
–
2
M
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
1
–
–
–
1
R
2
–
–
1
–
3
Σ
18
11
3
4
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3al 2ar 1
F
fa 4fl 5fo 10fr 2fu 3
L
lo 2
M
mu 1
O
of 1
R
ro 2ru 1
All 37 answers
134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
afoul5
afro1
alfalfa7
aloof5
armful6
fall1
falloff7
farm1
farro5
floor5
flora5
floral6
flour5
fluff5
foal1
foam1
fool1
fora1
form1
formal6
★formulapangram14
forum5
foul1
four1
from1
froufrou8
full1
furl1
furor5
loaf1
loofa5
muff1
offal5
roof1
roomful7
ruff1