NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Longest word
chocoholic
10 letters
Top scorer
choirgirl
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
8
1
1
–
1
1
14
G
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
H
2
–
–
–
–
1
–
3
I
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
11
13
2
2
0
2
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 8ci 1co 4cr 1
G
gi 3gr 1
H
hi 2ho 1
I
ic 1ig 1il 1
L
lo 2
O
ol 1
R
ri 3ro 1
All 31 answers
144 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chic1
chichi6
chili5
chill5
chloric7
chocoholic10
choir5
★choirgirlpangram16
cirri5
cocci5
coil1
colic5
corgi5
croci5
gigolo6
gill1
girl1
grill5
high1
hill1
★horologicpangram16
ichor5
igloo5
illogic7
loci1
logic5
olio1
rich1
rigor5
rill1
roil1