NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 21, 2020
Longest word
captivity
9 letters
Top scorer
captivity
16 points
Starting letters
5 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
1
1
1
–
1
–
4
C
2
4
1
–
1
1
9
P
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
T
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
V
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
Σ
6
6
4
1
3
1
21
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3at 1
C
ca 6ci 3
P
pa 2pi 2
T
ta 3
V
vi 1
All 21 answers
107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
activity8
attic5
cacti5
capacity8
★captivitypangram16
catty5
cava1
cavity6
city1
civic5
civvy5
pact1
papacy6
pica1
piccata7
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
vivacity8