NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 23, 2021
Longest word
acquaint
8 letters
Top scorer
acquaint
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
Σ
A
2
–
1
1
3
7
C
–
–
–
–
1
1
I
–
–
1
–
–
1
Q
1
2
2
–
1
6
T
3
3
–
–
–
6
U
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
7
6
4
1
5
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2aq 4au 1
C
ci 1
I
in 1
Q
qu 6
T
ta 2tu 4
U
un 2
All 23 answers
115 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★acquaintpangram15
acquit6
aqua1
aquanaut8
aquatic7
aquatint8
aunt1
cinquain8
intuit6
quaint6
quant5
quanta6
quint5
quintain8
quit1
taunt5
taut1
tuna1
tunic5
tutti5
tutu1
uncut5
unit1