NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 24, 2020
Longest word
eyeteeth
8 letters
Top scorer
chutney
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
C
2
2
–
1
–
5
E
1
–
1
1
1
4
H
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
1
1
–
–
–
2
T
7
6
3
–
–
16
U
–
–
1
–
–
1
Y
1
2
–
–
–
3
Σ
12
12
5
2
1
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ch 2cu 2
E
en 1et 1eu 1ey 1
H
he 1
N
ne 2
T
te 10th 4tu 2
U
un 1
Y
ye 3
All 32 answers
131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
chute5
★chutneypangram14
cute1
cutey5
entente7
etch1
eunuch6
eyeteeth8
hence5
nene1
netty5
tech1
techy5
teen1
teeny5
teeth5
teethe6
tenet5
tent1
tenth5
tetchy6
thee1
then1
thence6
they1
tune1
tutee5
untune6
yecch5
yech1
yente5