NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 31, 2021
Longest word
umpteen
7 letters
Top scorer
unkempt
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
M
3
–
2
–
5
N
1
–
–
–
1
P
5
–
1
–
6
T
2
1
1
–
4
U
–
2
3
2
7
Σ
11
3
7
2
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
M
me 2mu 3
N
nu 1
P
pu 6
T
tu 4
U
um 1un 5up 1
All 23 answers
89 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★meetup6
menu1
mute1
mutt1
muumuu6
nuke1
puke1
pump1
punk1
punt1
puppet6
putt1
tune1
tuneup6
tutee5
tutu1
umpteen7
★unkemptpangram14
unkept6
unmet5
unpen5
untune6
upkeep6