NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 15, 2021
Longest word
expletive
9 letters
Top scorer
expletive
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
E
1
1
–
–
–
1
3
L
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
P
1
3
2
1
–
–
7
T
5
3
4
1
1
–
14
V
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
9
7
8
2
1
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1ex 2
L
li 3
P
pe 4pi 3
T
te 7ti 7
V
ve 1
All 28 answers
130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elite5
exit1
★expletivepangram16
lilt1
lite1
little6
pellet6
pelt1
petit5
petite6
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
teepee6
teletext8
telex5
tell1
tepee5
text1
textile7
tile1
till1
tilt1
tippet6
tipple6
title5
tittle6
velvet6