NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Longest word
dangling
8 letters
Top scorer
dazzling
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
1
–
3
D
4
–
2
3
3
12
G
2
1
–
3
1
7
I
–
–
3
–
–
3
L
2
–
1
2
–
5
N
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
9
2
8
9
4
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2ai 1
D
da 4di 8
G
ga 2gi 2gl 3
I
id 1in 2
L
la 5
N
na 2
All 32 answers
169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adding6
addling7
aiding6
dang1
dangling8
dazing6
★dazzlingpangram15
dial1
dialing7
diddling8
digging7
dill1
ding1
dinging7
dining6
gadding7
gangland8
gild1
gilding7
glad1
gland5
gliding7
idling6
inlaid6
inland6
lading6
ladling7
laid1
land1
landing7
nada1
naiad5