NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 22, 2021
Longest word
initialize
10 letters
Top scorer
initialize
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
4
3
4
2
2
1
–
16
E
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
4
I
–
1
1
1
1
–
1
5
L
5
4
3
1
–
–
–
13
N
4
1
2
–
–
–
–
7
T
6
2
4
–
1
2
1
16
Z
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
22
13
16
4
4
3
2
64
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 4an 8at 3az 1
E
ea 1el 2en 1
I
in 5
L
la 10le 2li 1
N
na 5ne 2
T
ta 10te 4ti 2
Z
ze 2zi 1
All 64 answers
304 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alien5
alienate8
alit1
allele6
anal1
annal5
anneal6
ante1
antenatal9
antenna7
antennae8
anti1
atilt5
attain6
attaint7
azalea6
eaten5
elan1
elate5
entail6
inane5
initial7
★initializepangram17
initiate8
innate6
lain1
lanai5
lane1
lantana7
late1
lateen6
laten5
latent6
latte5
laze1
lean1
leant5
lineal6
naan1
nail1
nana1
natal5
natant6
neat1
neaten6
tail1
taint5
tale1
talent6
tali1
tall1
tannin6
★tantalizepangram16
tattle6
tattletale10
teal1
teat1
telltale8
tenant6
titan5
titillate9
zeal1
zeta1
zinnia6