NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 9, 2021
Longest word
unclenched
10 letters
Top scorer
unclenched
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
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
2
4
2
1
–
–
14
D
–
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
E
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
H
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
L
1
2
–
2
–
–
–
5
U
–
1
–
–
1
–
1
3
Σ
6
10
7
6
2
0
1
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 5cl 4cu 5
D
de 3du 1
E
ed 2eu 1
H
he 1hu 2
L
le 3lu 2
U
un 3
All 32 answers
180 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
cell1
celled6
cellule7
clench6
clenched8
clue1
clued5
cuddle6
cuddled7
cued1
cull1
culled6
deduce6
deduced7
deuce5
dunce5
educe5
educed6
eunuch6
hence5
hunch5
hunched7
lech1
leech5
leeched7
lunch5
★lunchedpangram14
uncle5
unclench8
★unclenchedpangram17