NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Longest word
manhattan
9 letters
Top scorer
phantom
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
M
8
6
1
2
–
1
18
O
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
P
1
1
2
2
1
–
7
T
1
–
2
–
–
–
3
Σ
12
8
6
5
1
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 1at 1
M
ma 9mo 9
O
oo 2ot 1
P
pa 2ph 2po 3
T
ta 2to 1
All 33 answers
147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ammo1
atom1
mahatma7
mama1
mamma5
mammon6
mammoth7
manhattan9
manna5
manta5
math1
moan1
moat1
momma5
mono1
month5
moon1
moot1
moth1
motto5
oompah6
oomph5
ottoman7
pampa5
panama6
★phantompangram14
photomap8
pomp1
pompano7
pompom6
tamp1
tampon6
tomato6