NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 13, 2021
Longest word
inalienable
11 letters
Top scorer
infallible
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
B
5
3
3
3
3
–
–
–
17
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
F
6
2
4
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1
–
–
–
13
I
–
2
1
–
–
1
1
1
6
L
4
4
4
1
1
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14
N
3
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1
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4
Σ
18
14
13
4
5
1
1
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2
B
ba 3be 4bi 8bl 2
E
el 1
F
fa 2fe 1fi 9fl 1
I
in 6
L
la 5li 9
N
na 2ni 2
All 57 answers
278 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alibi5
alien5
bail1
bailee6
bailiff7
beanie6
beeline7
belie5
belief6
bible5
biennia7
biennial8
biff1
bilabial8
bile1
bill1
billable8
blin1
blini5
elfin5
fail1
fallible8
feline6
fief1
fife1
file1
filial6
fill1
final5
finale6
fine1
finial6
flail5
inalienable11
inane5
★ineffablepangram16
★infalliblepangram17
infill6
innie5
labia5
labial6
labile6
lain1
lanai5
liable6
libel5
libelee7
lien1
life1
lifeline8
line1
lineal6
linen5
naif1
nail1
nibble6
nine1