NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 4, 2021
Longest word
handicap
8 letters
Top scorer
handicap
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
A
2
–
2
–
–
4
C
7
6
4
–
–
17
D
–
1
–
–
–
1
H
–
–
–
–
1
1
I
1
–
1
1
–
3
N
–
–
1
–
–
1
P
1
2
1
–
–
4
Σ
11
9
9
1
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4
C
ca 4ch 11ci 2
D
da 1
H
ha 1
I
in 3
N
ni 1
P
pa 1pi 3
All 31 answers
132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
cancan6
candid6
canid5
canna5
chad1
chai1
chain5
chap1
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chin1
china5
chip1
cicada6
cinch5
dacha5
★handicappangram15
inch1
indica6
indicia7
niacin6
panic5
pica1
picnic6
pinch5