NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 1, 2021
Longest word
cyclically
10 letters
Top scorer
comically
16 points
Starting letters
5 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
Σ
A
4
3
1
2
–
–
–
10
C
11
6
4
1
2
1
1
26
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
5
5
1
2
–
–
–
13
M
6
4
1
–
–
–
–
11
Σ
27
19
7
5
2
1
1
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ai 1al 3am 2
C
ca 9ci 2cl 5co 8cy 2
I
il 1im 1
L
la 4li 2ll 1lo 6
M
ma 8mi 1mo 2
All 62 answers
241 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acclaim7
acyclic7
aioli5
allay5
alloy5
ally1
ammo1
amyl1
cacao5
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
calm1
calmly6
cami1
camo1
ciao1
cilia5
claim5
clam1
clammy6
clay1
cloaca6
coal1
coca1
cocoa5
cola1
coma1
comical7
★comicallypangram16
comma5
cyclical8
cyclically10
iliac5
imam1
lacy1
laic1
laical6
lama1
lilac5
lima1
llama5
loam1
loamy5
local5
locally7
loyal5
loyally7
mail1
maim1
malic5
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mayo1
mica1
momma5
moola5