NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Longest word
unpopular
9 letters
Top scorer
unpopular
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
8
9
Σ
A
1
1
1
1
–
–
4
L
4
1
1
–
–
–
6
N
2
–
–
–
1
–
3
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
9
4
3
2
–
–
18
R
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
U
1
–
2
–
–
1
4
Σ
22
6
7
3
1
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 1ap 1au 2
L
ll 1lo 5
N
no 3
O
op 1or 1
P
pa 3pl 1po 12pr 2
R
ro 3
U
un 2up 2
All 40 answers
139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anon1
apron5
aurora6
auroral7
llano5
loan1
loll1
lollop6
loon1
loop1
nonpolar8
noon1
noun1
opal1
oral1
pallor6
parlor6
parol5
plop1
polar5
poll1
polo1
pool1
poop1
poor1
poplar6
poppa5
popular7
porn1
porno5
pour1
pronoun7
prop1
roan1
roar1
roll1
★unpopularpangram16
unroll6
upon1
uproar6