NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 7, 2020
Longest word
headpiece
9 letters
Top scorer
headpiece
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
A
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
C
3
3
1
4
–
–
11
D
1
–
2
–
–
–
3
E
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
H
1
–
2
–
–
1
4
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
P
8
5
4
–
–
–
17
Σ
16
10
11
4
0
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 4
C
ca 3ch 8
D
da 1de 1di 1
E
ep 2
H
he 3hi 1
I
ip 1
P
pa 5pe 6pi 6
All 42 answers
176 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apace5
aped1
aphid5
apiece6
cape1
caped5
capped6
chap1
chapped7
cheap5
cheapie7
cheep5
cheeped7
chip1
chipped7
dapped6
deep1
dipped6
epee1
epic1
★headpiecepangram16
heap1
heaped6
hippie6
ipecac6
pace1
paced5
padded6
paid1
papa1
peace5
peach5
peed1
peep1
peeped6
pepped6
pica1
piece5
pieced6
pied1
pipe1
piped5