NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 2, 2021
Longest word
availability
12 letters
Top scorer
availability
19 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
12
Σ
A
3
4
–
1
–
1
–
–
1
10
B
7
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
11
L
1
2
1
–
1
1
1
–
–
7
T
3
5
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
V
1
2
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
15
15
4
2
3
3
1
0
1
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2al 4at 1av 3
B
ba 6bi 2bl 3
L
la 5li 2
T
ta 7ti 2
V
vi 7
All 44 answers
222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ability7
ably1
alibi5
alit1
allay5
ally1
atilt5
avail5
★availabilitypangram19
availably9
baba1
baby1
bail1
bait1
ball1
batty5
bialy5
bilabial8
blab1
blabby6
blat1
labia5
labial6
lability8
laity5
lava1
liability9
★livabilitypangram17
tabby5
tabla5
tail1
tali1
tall1
tally5
tatty5
tibia5
tibial6
★viabilitypangram16
viably6
vial1
villa5
vital5
vitality8
vitally7