NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Longest word
aldehyde
8 letters
Top scorer
heatedly
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
1
2
–
1
1
5
D
2
3
1
3
–
9
E
3
1
1
–
2
7
H
–
1
1
1
1
4
L
1
–
1
1
1
4
T
1
3
–
–
–
4
Y
2
–
1
–
–
3
Σ
10
10
5
6
5
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 5
D
da 2de 5dy 2
E
ed 1ee 1el 1et 1ey 3
H
he 4
L
la 3le 1
T
ta 2te 1th 1
Y
ye 3
All 36 answers
186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aldehyde8
allay5
allayed7
alley5
ally1
daddy5
dally5
deadeye7
deadly6
★deathlypangram14
delay5
delayed7
dyad1
dyed1
eddy1
eely1
elatedly8
ethyl5
eyed1
eyelet6
eyeteeth8
heady5
healthy7
★heatedlypangram15
heyday6
lady1
lately6
layette7
lethally8
tally5
tatty5
teddy5
they1
yeah1
yell1
yelled6