NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 18, 2020
Longest word
blatantly
9 letters
Top scorer
notably
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
9
Σ
A
2
3
1
1
1
–
8
B
2
4
5
2
–
1
14
L
–
3
–
2
1
–
6
N
–
4
–
1
–
–
5
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
1
3
–
3
–
–
7
Σ
7
18
6
9
2
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 3an 2at 2
B
ba 6bl 3bo 5
L
lo 6
N
na 2no 2ny 1
O
oa 1on 2
T
ta 4to 3
All 43 answers
228 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ably1
allay5
alloy5
ally1
anally6
annoy5
atonally8
attaboy7
baby1
ballboy7
banally7
banyan6
batboy6
batty5
blabby6
blatantly9
blobby6
bonny5
bony1
booby5
booty5
botany6
lobby5
loblolly8
loony5
loyal5
loyally7
loyalty7
nanny5
natty5
nobly5
★notablypangram14
nylon5
oaty1
onlay5
only1
tabby5
tallboy7
tally5
tatty5
tonally7
tony1
totally7