NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 19, 2021
Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
brought
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
8
9
10
Σ
B
2
4
2
2
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–
–
10
G
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
4
–
2
–
–
–
–
6
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
R
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
2
5
2
2
1
–
1
13
Σ
9
11
6
4
1
0
2
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bo 7br 2bu 1
G
go 1
H
ho 4hu 2
O
ou 2
R
ro 1
T
th 8to 2tr 3
All 33 answers
163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★boho1
boohoo6
booth5
borough7
both1
bough5
bought6
broth5
★broughtpangram14
burgh5
goth1
hobo1
hoot1
horror6
hour1
hubbub6
hurt1
ought5
outthought10
rough5
thorough8
thou1
though6
thought7
throb5
through7
throughout10
thug1
tooth5
tough5
troth5
trough6
truth5