NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Longest word
innocence
9 letters
Top scorer
lexicon
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
C
4
6
2
3
–
–
15
I
1
1
1
–
–
1
4
L
7
–
1
2
–
–
10
N
4
1
1
–
–
1
7
O
4
3
1
–
–
–
8
X
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
20
12
6
5
0
2
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1cl 1co 13
I
ic 2in 1io 1
L
le 2li 1lo 7
N
ne 2no 5
O
ol 4on 3ox 1
X
xe 1
All 45 answers
176 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cello5
clone5
cocci5
cocoon6
coil1
coin1
colic5
colleen7
collie6
colon5
colonel7
colonic7
cone1
conic5
cool1
icon1
iconic6
innocence9
ionic5
leonine7
★lexiconpangram14
lion1
loci1
loco1
loin1
loll1
lone1
loon1
loonie6
neocon6
neon1
noel1
nonce5
none1
nonillion9
noon1
oleic5
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
once1
onion5
online6
oxen1
xenon5