NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 25, 2021
Longest word
incentivize
11 letters
Top scorer
incentivize
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
10
11
Σ
C
1
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
E
–
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
4
I
–
1
4
1
–
3
–
1
10
N
3
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
6
T
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
V
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Z
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
12
6
6
4
1
3
0
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 4
E
en 1ev 3
I
in 10
N
ne 1ni 5
T
ti 3
V
ve 1vi 2
Z
zi 3
All 33 answers
159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cite1
citizen7
civet5
civic5
entice6
evict5
evictee7
evince6
incentive9
★incentivizepangram18
incite6
innie5
intent6
invective9
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
netizen7
nice1
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
tinct5
tine1
tint1
vein1
vice1
vine1
zinc1
zine1
ziti1