NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 12, 2021
Longest word
multilevel
10 letters
Top scorer
multilevel
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
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
E
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
I
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
L
5
1
1
–
–
–
–
7
M
5
–
2
–
–
–
1
8
T
4
2
1
–
–
–
–
7
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
V
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
19
7
4
0
0
0
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1em 1ev 1
I
il 2it 1
L
li 7
M
mi 7mu 1
T
ti 6tu 1
U
ut 1
V
ve 1vi 1
All 31 answers
95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elite5
emit1
evil1
ileum5
ilium5
item1
lieu1
lilt1
lime1
limit5
lite1
little6
live1
mile1
milieu6
mill1
millet6
mime1
mite1
mitt1
★multilevelpangram17
tile1
till1
tilt1
time1
title5
tittle6
tutti5
utile5
veil1
vile1