NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 26, 2021
Longest word
bodyboard
9 letters
Top scorer
adorably
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
9
Σ
A
2
3
1
–
1
–
7
B
3
2
7
2
2
1
17
D
3
5
3
–
1
–
12
L
1
4
1
1
1
–
8
O
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
R
–
2
–
1
–
–
3
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
10
17
13
4
5
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ad 1al 3ar 2
B
ba 6bl 3bo 4br 3by 1
D
da 2do 3dr 6dy 1
L
la 1lo 7
O
od 1or 1
R
ra 1ro 2
Y
ya 1
All 50 answers
264 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ably1
★adorablypangram15
allay5
alloy5
ally1
array5
arroyo6
baby1
badly5
baldly6
balladry8
ballboy7
ballyard8
blabby6
blobby6
bloody6
body1
bodyboard9
boldly6
booby5
bray1
★broadlypangram14
broody6
byroad6
daddy5
dally5
dolly5
dooryard8
dory1
drably6
dray1
drolly6
drooly6
dryad5
dryly5
dyad1
lady1
lobby5
loblolly8
lordly6
lordy5
lorry5
loyal5
loyally7
oddly5
orally6
rally5
royal5
royally7
yard1