NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 2, 2021
Longest word
mollycoddled
12 letters
Top scorer
mollycoddled
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
11
12
Σ
C
5
5
7
2
–
–
–
–
–
19
D
8
3
7
3
–
–
–
–
–
21
E
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
L
2
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
M
5
5
5
2
–
–
–
1
1
19
O
1
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–
–
–
–
–
–
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1
Y
1
1
1
1
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–
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4
Σ
25
15
23
8
0
0
0
1
1
73
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 5cl 1co 11cy 2
D
de 12do 8dy 1
E
ed 1ee 1em 2ey 1
L
le 1lo 3
M
me 10mo 9
O
ol 1
Y
ye 2yo 2
All 73 answers
331 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
cell1
celled6
cello5
cloyed6
coddle6
coddled7
code1
coded5
coed1
come1
comedy6
comely6
commode7
cooed5
cooled6
cycle5
cycled6
deco1
decode6
decoded7
decoy5
decoyed7
deed1
deeded6
deem1
deemed6
dell1
demo1
demoed6
dole1
doled5
dolled6
dome1
domed5
doodle6
doodled7
doomed6
dyed1
eddy1
eely1
emcee5
emceed6
eyed1
lede1
lode1
lolled6
loomed6
meddle6
meddled7
medley6
meld1
melded6
melee5
melody6
meme1
memed5
memo1
mode1
model5
modeled7
modem5
molded6
mole1
★mollycoddlepangram18
★mollycoddledpangram19
mooed5
oleo1
yell1
yelled6
yodel5
yodeled7