NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 30, 2021
Longest word
headwind
8 letters
Top scorer
headwind
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
2
–
–
–
–
2
D
1
–
1
–
–
2
H
1
2
1
–
2
6
W
12
6
10
1
1
30
Σ
16
8
12
1
3
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 1aw 1
D
da 2
H
ha 1he 5
W
wa 8we 8wh 6wi 8
All 40 answers
166 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anew1
awed1
dawn1
dawned6
hawed5
★headwindpangram15
heehaw6
heehawed8
hewed5
hewn1
wadded6
wade1
waded5
wahine6
wand1
wane1
waned5
wanna5
wean1
weaned6
wedded6
weed1
weeded6
weenie6
wend1
wended6
whee1
when1
whew1
whine5
whined6
whinnied8
wide1
widen5
widened7
wienie6
wind1
winded6
wine1
wined5