NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 16, 2021
Longest word
allegiance
10 letters
Top scorer
allegiance
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
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
1
1
1
2
–
1
8
C
5
8
7
3
4
2
2
31
E
–
–
2
1
3
–
–
6
G
–
1
1
1
1
–
–
4
I
–
2
1
1
–
1
1
6
L
3
2
2
1
1
–
–
9
N
1
1
1
–
–
–
1
4
Σ
11
15
15
8
11
3
5
68
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4al 2an 2
C
ca 16ce 4ci 1cl 10
E
el 2en 4
G
gl 4
I
ic 2il 1in 3
L
la 6le 1li 2
N
ne 1ni 3
All 68 answers
453 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acing5
acne1
★allegiancepangram17
alliance8
★angelicpangram14
★angelicapangram15
cage1
caging6
call1
calla5
calling7
canal5
cancan6
cancel6
★cancelingpangram16
★cancellingpangram17
cane1
canine6
caning6
canna5
cannellini10
canning7
ceiling7
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cilia5
clan1
clang5
clanging8
clean5
★cleaningpangram15
cling5
clinging8
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
elegance8
elegiac7
encage6
encaging8
enlace6
★enlacingpangram15
glace5
glacial7
glance6
glancing8
icicle6
icing5
iliac5
incline7
inclining9
★inelegancepangram17
lace1
lacing6
laic1
laical6
lance5
lancing7
lenience8
lice1
lilac5
negligence10
niacin6
nice1
niece5