NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 3, 2020
Longest word
heavily
7 letters
Top scorer
heavily
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
–
2
1
–
3
E
3
–
1
–
4
H
6
4
–
1
11
L
3
3
1
–
7
V
4
1
2
–
7
Y
2
–
–
–
2
Σ
18
10
5
1
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3
E
ea 1ee 1ev 2
H
ha 3he 7hi 1
L
la 1le 4li 2
V
va 3ve 2vi 2
Y
ye 2
All 34 answers
112 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alive5
allele6
alley5
eave1
eely1
evil1
evilly6
hale1
halve5
have1
heal1
heave5
★heavilypangram14
heavy5
heel1
hell1
helve5
hive1
lave1
leave5
levee5
level5
levy1
live1
lively6
vale1
valley6
valve5
veal1
veil1
vile1
vilely6
yeah1
yell1