NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 19, 2021
Longest word
ineffective
11 letters
Top scorer
ineffective
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
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
11
Σ
C
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
E
–
2
3
2
–
2
–
–
9
F
2
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
6
I
–
–
5
1
1
4
1
2
14
N
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
T
5
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
V
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
11
6
9
5
2
6
1
2
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 2
E
ef 4en 2ev 3
F
fe 3fi 3
I
in 14
N
ni 2
T
te 3ti 4
V
ve 1
All 42 answers
246 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
cite1
civet5
effect6
effective9
effete6
efficient9
entente7
entice6
event5
evict5
evictee7
feet1
feint5
fete1
fictive7
fifteen7
finite6
incentive9
incite6
★ineffectivepangram18
inefficient11
infect6
★infectivepangram16
infinite8
infinitive10
intent6
invective9
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
nineteen8
nite1
teen1
tenet5
tent1
tiff1
tinct5
tine1
tint1
vent1