NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
cornily
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
C
2
6
2
3
–
–
13
I
3
3
2
–
–
–
8
L
4
1
–
–
–
–
5
N
1
1
–
–
–
1
3
O
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
R
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
14
14
5
3
0
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1cl 1co 7cr 2cy 2
I
ic 3il 1io 1ir 3
L
li 2lo 2ly 1
N
ni 1no 2
O
oi 1ol 1on 2
R
ri 2ro 2
All 37 answers
151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cirri5
clinic6
cocci5
coil1
coin1
colic5
colonic7
conic5
★cornilypangram14
croci5
cryonic7
cyclic6
cynic5
icily5
icon1
iconic6
illy1
ionic5
iron1
ironic6
irony5
lily1
lion1
loci1
loin1
lyric5
ninny5
noir1
nonillion9
oily1
olio1
onion5
oniony6
ricin5
rill1
roil1
roily5