NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Longest word
titillation
11 letters
Top scorer
additional
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
A
2
4
2
–
1
–
2
–
11
D
4
2
1
–
2
–
–
–
9
I
3
1
–
–
–
–
2
–
6
L
7
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
11
N
1
–
2
–
3
1
–
–
7
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
T
7
3
1
–
–
–
–
1
12
Σ
26
13
7
1
6
1
4
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2ai 1al 2an 4at 2
D
di 4do 5
I
id 2in 3io 1
L
la 1li 1ll 1lo 8
N
na 2no 5
O
ol 1on 2
T
ta 2ti 1to 9
All 59 answers
262 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addition8
★additionalpangram17
aioli5
allot5
alto1
anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
atoll5
atonal6
★dilationpangram15
dildo5
dino1
ditto5
dodo1
doll1
dolt1
donation8
doodad6
idiot5
idol1
initiation10
into1
intonation10
iota1
lanolin7
lion1
llano5
load1
loan1
loin1
loll1
loon1
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
nation6
national8
nonillion9
noon1
notation8
notion6
notional8
olio1
onion5
onto1
talon5
tattoo6
titillation11
toad1
toil1
told1
toll1
tonal5
tool1
toon1
toot1
total5