NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Longest word
laboratory
10 letters
Top scorer
laboratory
17 points
Starting letters
6 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
A
3
3
1
1
–
–
–
8
B
2
3
4
1
–
–
–
10
L
–
3
–
2
1
–
1
7
O
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
R
–
3
2
2
1
–
–
8
T
3
4
1
2
–
–
–
10
Σ
9
16
9
9
2
0
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 3ar 3at 1
B
ba 4bl 2bo 2br 2
L
la 1lo 6
O
oa 1or 2
R
ra 3ro 5
T
ta 6to 1tr 2ty 1
All 46 answers
239 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ably1
allay5
alloy5
ally1
array5
arroyo6
arty1
attaboy7
baby1
ballboy7
batboy6
batty5
blabby6
blobby6
booby5
booty5
bratty6
bray1
★laboratorypangram17
lobby5
loblolly8
lorry5
loyal5
loyally7
loyalty7
oaty1
orally6
oratory7
rally5
rattly6
ratty5
rotary6
rotatory8
royal5
royally7
royalty7
tabby5
tallboy7
tally5
tarry5
tartly6
tatty5
totally7
tray1
troy1
tyro1