NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 5, 2020
Longest word
homophonic
10 letters
Top scorer
homophonic
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
C
5
6
2
–
1
–
–
14
H
1
2
1
–
–
–
1
5
I
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
M
2
2
1
–
–
–
1
6
N
1
–
1
–
–
–
1
3
O
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
P
3
2
4
–
–
–
–
9
Σ
13
15
10
1
1
0
3
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 3ci 1co 10
H
hi 1ho 4
I
ic 2io 1
M
mi 1mo 5
N
ni 1no 2
O
on 1oo 1op 1
P
ph 2pi 1po 6
All 43 answers
207 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chino5
chomp5
chop1
cioppino8
cocci5
cocoon6
coho1
coin1
comic5
common6
comp1
conch5
conic5
coop1
hippo5
★homophonicpangram17
honcho6
hooch5
hoop1
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
minion6
mochi5
mono1
★monophonicpangram17
mooch5
moon1
nincompoop10
noncom6
noon1
onion5
oomph5
opinion7
phonic6
phono5
pinion6
pomp1
pompom6
poncho6
pooch5
pooh1
poop1