NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Longest word
boombox
7 letters
Top scorer
mailbox
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
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
Σ
A
1
3
1
–
5
B
9
1
4
1
15
L
5
1
–
–
6
M
2
3
–
1
6
O
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
8
5
2
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ai 1am 1ax 1
B
ba 2bl 2bo 11
L
li 2lo 4
M
ma 2mo 4
O
ol 1
All 33 answers
109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abloom6
aboil5
aioli5
ammo1
axiom5
bamboo6
baobab6
blob1
bloom5
boba1
boil1
bola1
boll1
bollix6
bolo1
bomb1
boob1
booboo6
boom1
boombox7
limbo5
limo1
loam1
lobo1
loll1
loom1
★mailboxpangram14
mambo5
moil1
moll1
momma5
moola5
olio1