NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 17, 2021
Longest word
devoted
7 letters
Top scorer
pivoted
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
D
2
2
3
4
11
I
–
1
–
–
1
O
–
1
–
–
1
P
–
2
1
1
4
V
5
3
6
1
15
Σ
7
9
10
6
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 4di 6do 1
I
iv 1
O
ov 1
P
pe 2pi 2
V
ve 4vi 5vo 6
All 32 answers
161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★devoid6
devote6
devoted7
devotee7
dive1
dived5
divide6
divided7
divot5
divvied7
dove1
ivied5
ovoid5
peeve5
peeved6
pivot5
★pivotedpangram14
veep1
veto1
vetoed6
vetted6
video5
videoed7
vidiot6
vied1
vivid5
void1
voided6
voodoo6
vote1
voted5
votive6