NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Longest word
lightweight
11 letters
Top scorer
lightweight
18 points
Starting letters
3 of 7
letters that start 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
9
10
11
Σ
L
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–
–
–
–
–
1
1
T
3
2
1
–
1
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7
W
10
5
2
2
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19
Σ
13
7
3
2
1
0
0
1
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
L
li 1
T
tw 7
W
we 4wh 9wi 6
All 27 answers
106 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★lightweightpangram18
twee1
tweet5
twig1
twilight8
twilit6
twill5
twit1
weigh5
weight6
well1
welt1
whee1
wheel5
wheelie7
whet1
whew1
while5
whit1
white5
whittle7
wiggle6
wight5
wile1
will1
wilt1
with1