NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 18, 2021
Longest word
borrowing
9 letters
Top scorer
borrowing
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
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
B
8
6
11
6
2
1
34
G
–
–
2
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
–
1
2
2
–
1
6
Σ
9
7
16
8
2
2
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 4bo 21br 9
G
gi 2
I
in 1
N
no 1
R
ri 3ro 3
All 44 answers
244 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bigwig6
binging7
bingo5
binning7
bobbin6
bobbing7
bogging7
boing5
bonbon6
bong1
bongo5
boning6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
booing6
boon1
boor1
boring6
born1
boron5
borrow6
★borrowingpangram16
bowing6
bowwow6
bribing7
brig1
bring5
bringing8
brining7
brio1
brow1
brown5
★browningpangram15
gibbon6
gibing6
inborn6
noob1
ribbing7
ribbon6
ribboning9
robbing7
robin5
robing6