NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 28, 2020
Longest word
challenge
9 letters
Top scorer
challenge
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
3
–
–
–
8
C
3
2
4
2
–
1
12
E
2
1
3
1
1
–
8
G
6
3
3
1
–
–
13
H
4
3
1
–
–
–
8
L
4
4
–
–
–
–
8
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
22
16
14
4
1
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2al 3an 3
C
ca 4ce 1ch 5cl 2
E
ea 2el 2en 4
G
ga 5ge 2gh 1gl 5
H
ha 2he 6
L
la 3le 5
N
ne 1
All 58 answers
238 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
acne1
algae5
allege6
allele6
angel5
angle5
anneal6
cache5
cage1
cancel6
cane1
cell1
★challengepangram16
chance6
chancel7
change6
channel7
clean5
clench6
each1
eagle5
elan1
elegance8
encage6
engage6
enhance7
enlace6
gage1
gaggle6
gale1
galena6
ganache7
gelee5
gene1
ghee1
glace5
glance6
glean5
glee1
glen1
haggle6
hale1
heal1
heel1
hell1
hence5
henge5
henna5
lace1
lance5
lane1
leach5
lean1
lech1
leech5
legal5
nene1