NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 3, 2021
Longest word
troubadour
10 letters
Top scorer
troubadour
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
10
Σ
A
3
8
3
–
–
–
–
14
B
9
3
1
1
–
–
–
14
D
5
–
2
–
–
1
–
8
O
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
R
2
1
–
2
–
–
–
5
T
5
3
3
–
–
–
1
12
Σ
24
15
10
3
1
1
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 6ad 1ao 1ar 2at 1au 3
B
ba 5bo 4br 3bu 2
D
da 4do 2dr 2
O
or 1ou 1
R
ra 2ro 3
T
ta 9to 1tr 1tu 1
All 55 answers
221 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
aboard6
abort5
about5
abroad6
abut1
adobo5
aorta5
arbor5
ardor5
attar5
aura1
aurora6
auto1
baba1
baobab6
barb1
bard1
baud1
boar1
board5
boat1
boba1
brad1
brat1
broad5
bubba5
burrata7
dart1
dartboard9
data1
daub1
doodad6
dotard6
drab1
drat1
orator6
★outboardpangram15
radar5
ratatat7
road1
roar1
rotator7
tabard6
taboo5
tabor5
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
taut1
toad1
★troubadourpangram17
tuba1