NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Longest word
appealable
10 letters
Top scorer
plebeian
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
10
Σ
A
–
3
3
–
1
–
1
8
B
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
2
–
1
1
–
–
–
4
P
19
9
6
3
5
1
–
43
Σ
25
14
10
5
6
1
1
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1ap 7
B
be 1bi 1bl 2
E
ep 1
L
la 1le 1
N
na 1ne 1ni 2
P
pa 16pe 9pi 8pl 10
All 62 answers
271 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alpine6
apian5
apnea5
appall6
appeal6
appealable10
appellee8
apple5
beep1
★biplanepangram14
bleep5
blip1
epee1
lapel5
leap1
nape1
neap1
ninepin7
nipple6
paean5
paella6
pail1
pain1
palapa6
pale1
pall1
palp1
palpable8
pane1
panel5
panini6
papa1
papal5
papilla7
papillae8
peal1
pebble6
peel1
peelable8
peen1
peep1
penal5
penile6
penne5
pile1
pill1
pinball7
pine1
pineapple9
pipe1
pipeline8
pippin6
plain5
plan1
plane5
plea1
pleb1
plebe5
★plebeianpangram15
plena5
pliable7
plie1