NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 4, 2020
Longest word
dooryard
8 letters
Top scorer
workaday
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
–
1
–
3
D
8
5
1
2
1
17
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
2
2
–
1
1
6
W
3
2
–
2
2
9
Y
1
–
–
–
1
2
Σ
15
11
1
6
5
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 1aw 2
D
da 3do 10dr 3dy 1
O
od 1
R
ra 1ro 5
W
wa 2wo 7
Y
ya 2
All 38 answers
186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ardor5
award5
awkward7
daddy5
dark1
★dayworkpangram14
dodo1
doodad6
door1
doorway7
dooryard8
dork1
dorky5
dory1
dowdy5
dowry5
draw1
dray1
dryad5
dyad1
odor1
radar5
road1
roadway7
roadwork8
rood1
rowdy5
ward1
wayward7
wood1
woodwork8
woody5
word1
wordy5
★workadaypangram15
★workdaypangram14
yard1
★yardworkpangram15