NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 4, 2021
Longest word
minimizing
10 letters
Top scorer
itemizing
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
E
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
3
G
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
I
1
–
–
1
1
1
–
4
M
11
2
7
2
1
–
1
24
T
2
–
1
1
1
–
–
5
Σ
15
3
8
5
4
1
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
em 3
G
gi 1
I
im 1it 3
M
me 9mi 15
T
te 3ti 2
All 37 answers
171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eminent7
emit1
emitting8
gimme5
imminent8
item1
itemize7
★itemizingpangram16
meet1
meeting7
meme1
meming6
mentee6
mete1
meting6
meze1
mezze5
mien1
mime1
miming6
mine1
mini1
minim5
minimize8
minimizing10
mining6
mint1
minting7
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
mizzen6
teem1
teeming7
tenement8
time1
timing6