NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Longest word
unknowing
9 letters
Top scorer
unknowing
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
G
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
K
2
1
–
1
–
–
4
O
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
U
–
1
–
1
–
1
3
W
5
–
4
4
–
1
14
Σ
8
3
5
7
0
2
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
go 2
K
ki 1kn 3
O
ow 2
U
un 3
W
wi 11wo 3
All 25 answers
127 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★gown1
gowning7
kiwi1
know1
knowing7
known5
owing5
owning6
★unknowingpangram16
unknown7
unwon5
wigging7
wiki1
wing1
winging7
wining6
wink1
winking7
winning7
winnow6
winnowing9
wino1
wonk1
wooing6
wowing6