NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Longest word
accentuate
10 letters
Top scorer
executant
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
8
9
10
Σ
A
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
12
C
3
–
–
1
1
–
–
5
E
1
3
4
2
–
2
–
12
N
3
–
2
–
–
–
–
5
T
5
3
2
–
–
–
–
10
U
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
14
8
11
7
2
3
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 6an 4at 2
C
ca 2ce 2cu 1
E
ea 1en 2ex 9
N
ne 4nu 1
T
ta 2te 6tu 2
U
un 2
All 46 answers
229 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accent6
accentuate10
acetate7
acne1
actuate7
acute5
annex5
ante1
antenna7
antennae8
attenuate9
attune6
cane1
canteen7
cent1
cetacean8
cute1
eaten5
enact5
entente7
exact5
exacta6
exec1
★executantpangram16
execute7
exeunt6
extant6
extent6
extenuate9
neat1
neaten6
nene1
next1
nuance6
tacet5
tauten6
teat1
teen1
tenant6
tenet5
tent1
text1
tune1
tutee5
uneaten7
untune6