NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 25, 2020
Longest word
dooryard
8 letters
Top scorer
nondairy
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
1
2
1
–
–
4
D
3
5
–
–
1
9
I
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
1
2
–
1
1
5
O
–
–
1
–
1
2
R
–
3
–
–
–
3
Y
3
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
8
13
2
1
3
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1an 1ar 2
D
da 3di 1do 2dr 2dy 1
I
ir 1
N
na 2ni 1no 2
O
on 1or 1
R
ra 3
Y
ya 2yo 1
All 27 answers
130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airy1
annoy5
array5
arroyo6
daddy5
dairy5
dandy5
diary5
dooryard8
dory1
dray1
dryad5
dyad1
irony5
nanny5
nary1
ninny5
★nondairypangram15
noonday7
oniony6
★ordinarypangram15
rainy5
randy5
rayon5
yard1
yarn1
yond1