NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 16, 2021
Longest word
logophile
9 letters
Top scorer
logophile
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
–
–
–
2
G
3
2
5
–
–
–
10
H
5
1
–
–
1
–
7
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
6
1
1
–
2
1
11
O
3
1
–
–
–
–
4
P
9
1
1
1
1
–
13
Σ
26
8
8
1
4
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1ep 1
G
ge 1gi 3gl 3go 3
H
he 5hi 1ho 1
I
ig 1
L
li 2lo 9
O
og 1ol 3
P
pe 3pi 3pl 2po 5
All 48 answers
169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elope5
epilog6
gelee5
giggle6
gigolo6
gill1
glee1
gloop5
glop1
goggle6
google6
googol6
heel1
hell1
hellhole8
hello5
help1
hill1
hole1
igloo5
liege5
lipo1
loge1
logo1
★logophilepangram16
loll1
lollipop8
lollop6
loop1
loophole8
lope1
ogle1
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
peel1
peephole8
people6
piehole7
pile1
pill1
plie1
plop1
pole1
polio5
poll1
polo1
pool1