NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 31, 2020
Longest word
nonillionth
11 letters
Top scorer
hotline
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
11
Σ
E
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
H
3
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
7
I
1
3
2
–
–
1
–
–
7
L
7
3
5
2
–
–
–
–
17
N
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
10
O
1
2
1
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–
–
–
–
4
T
7
5
3
1
1
–
–
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17
Σ
21
15
15
7
2
3
1
1
65
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1en 1eo 1
H
he 2hi 3ho 2
I
in 7
L
le 3li 11lo 3
N
ne 1ni 6no 3
O
ol 2on 2
T
th 2ti 9to 6
All 65 answers
313 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elite5
entitle7
eolith6
heinie6
hellion7
hill1
hilt1
hint1
★hotlinepangram14
hottie6
inlet5
innie5
intel5
intent6
intention9
into1
intone6
lenient7
lentil6
leonine7
lien1
lilt1
line1
linen5
lint1
lintel6
lion1
lite1
lithe5
litho5
little6
loin1
loonie6
lotion6
★neolithpangram14
nine1
nineteen8
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
ninth5
nite1
nonillion9
nonillionth11
notion6
olio1
ollie5
onion5
online6
thin1
thine5
tile1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
tine1
tint1
tithe5
title5
tittle6
toil1
toile5
toilet6
toilette8
tontine7
toonie6