NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 14, 2021
Longest word
cannonade
9 letters
Top scorer
dodecagon
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
Σ
A
2
–
1
1
1
–
5
C
8
15
8
4
3
1
39
D
2
1
4
2
–
2
11
E
–
–
2
2
–
–
4
N
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
13
18
16
9
4
3
63
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4an 1
C
ca 16ce 2co 21
D
da 3de 7do 1
E
en 4
N
ne 1no 1
O
oc 1on 1
All 63 answers
342 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accede6
acceded7
aced1
acne1
anaconda8
cacao5
cadence7
cadge5
cadged6
cage1
caged5
cancan6
cane1
caned5
canna5
canned6
cannon6
cannonade9
canoe5
canoed6
canon5
cede1
ceded5
coca1
cocoa5
cocoon6
cocooned8
coda1
code1
coded5
codon5
coed1
cognac6
concede7
conceded8
condo5
condone7
condoned8
cone1
coned5
conga5
★congaedpangram14
conned6
cooed5
dace1
dance5
danced6
deacon6
decade6
decadence9
★decagonpangram14
deco1
decode6
decoded7
★dodecagonpangram16
encage6
encaged7
encode6
encoded7
neocon6
nonce5
ocean5
once1