NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 26, 2020
Longest word
photograph
10 letters
Top scorer
photograph
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
Σ
A
1
8
–
1
–
–
–
10
G
2
3
2
–
–
–
–
7
H
4
–
2
–
–
–
–
6
O
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
5
–
1
2
–
2
2
12
R
5
1
3
4
–
–
–
13
T
7
4
3
1
–
–
–
15
Σ
24
16
12
8
0
2
2
64
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
aa 1ag 2ao 1ap 3ar 2at 1
G
ga 1go 1gr 5
H
ha 2ho 4
O
or 1
P
pa 5ph 2po 2pr 3
R
ra 8ro 5
T
ta 6th 1to 4tr 4
All 64 answers
277 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aargh5
agar1
agora5
aorta5
apart5
aport5
apparat7
argot5
arhat5
attar5
gator5
gorp1
graph5
grappa6
groat5
grog1
grotto6
harp1
hart1
hoar1
hoorah6
hora1
horror6
orator6
paragraph9
paratha7
paratroop9
parrot6
part1
pharaoh7
★photographpangram17
poor1
port1
prat1
prop1
propagator10
raga1
ragtag6
ragtop6
rapport7
rapt1
raptor6
ratatat7
rattrap7
roar1
root1
rotator7
roto1
rotor5
taproot7
taro1
tarot5
tarp1
tart1
tartar6
throat6
torah5
toro1
torpor6
tort1
trap1
troop5
trot1
troth5