NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 21, 2025
Longest word
bootblack
9 letters
Top scorer
bootblack
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
3
1
–
–
–
5
B
5
1
3
1
1
1
12
C
4
–
1
1
1
–
7
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
11
3
1
2
–
–
17
Σ
22
9
6
4
2
1
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 2at 2
B
ba 3bl 4bo 5
C
ca 1cl 1co 5
L
lo 2
O
oc 1
T
ta 9to 8
All 44 answers
170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
allot5
alto1
atoll5
attack6
★backlotpangram14
backtalk8
ballot6
blat1
bloat5
blot1
blotto6
boat1
bobcat6
bolt1
boot1
★bootblackpangram16
catcall7
clot1
coat1
cobalt6
cockatoo8
colt1
coot1
loot1
lotto5
octal5
tabla5
taboo5
tack1
taco1
tact1
talc1
talk1
tall1
tattoo6
tobacco7
toccata7
tock1
toll1
took1
tool1
toot1
total5