NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 2, 2021
Longest word
manhattan
9 letters
Top scorer
phantom
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
M
3
3
1
–
–
1
8
N
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
O
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
P
1
1
2
3
–
–
7
T
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
11
4
5
4
0
1
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 1
M
ma 4mo 4
N
na 3no 1
O
on 1ot 1
P
pa 2ph 3po 2
T
ta 1th 1to 1
All 25 answers
105 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anon1
mammon6
manhattan9
manna5
manta5
moan1
mono1
month5
moon1
naan1
nana1
natant6
noon1
onto1
ottoman7
panama6
pant1
★phantompangram14
phono5
photon6
pompano7
pontoon7
tampon6
than1
toon1