NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Longest word
haggling
8 letters
Top scorer
handling
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
D
–
–
1
–
–
1
H
7
1
1
5
4
18
I
–
–
–
–
1
1
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
8
1
2
5
5
21
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
da 1
H
ha 11hi 7
I
in 1
N
ni 1
All 21 answers
114 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dahlia6
haggling8
hail1
hailing7
halal5
hall1
hand1
handing7
★handlingpangram15
hang1
hanging7
hangnail8
hiding6
high1
★highlandpangram15
hill1
hilling7
hind1
hinging7
inhaling8
nigh1