NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Longest word
cataract
8 letters
Top scorer
trackpad
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
–
3
1
2
–
6
C
1
1
–
–
1
3
D
3
–
–
–
–
3
K
1
1
–
–
–
2
P
3
–
–
–
–
3
R
1
–
–
2
–
3
T
6
2
1
–
1
10
Σ
15
7
2
4
2
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ap 2at 3
C
ca 3
D
da 2dr 1
K
ka 2
P
pa 2pr 1
R
ra 3
T
ta 6tr 4
All 30 answers
113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adapt5
apart5
apparat7
attack6
attar5
attract7
carat5
cart1
cataract8
dart1
data1
drat1
karat5
kart1
pact1
part1
prat1
rapt1
ratatat7
rattrap7
tack1
tact1
tapa1
tarp1
tart1
tartar6
track5
★trackpadpangram15
tract5
trap1