NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 23, 2021
Longest word
downtown
8 letters
Top scorer
midtown
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
D
1
1
1
–
1
4
I
1
1
–
–
–
2
M
3
1
1
1
–
6
N
–
–
2
–
–
2
O
2
–
–
–
–
2
T
6
1
1
–
–
8
W
2
–
1
–
–
3
Σ
15
4
6
1
1
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 3do 1
I
id 1in 1
M
mi 3mo 3
N
ni 1no 1
O
om 1on 1
T
ti 2to 4tw 2
W
wo 3
All 27 answers
93 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dimwit6
dint1
ditto5
downtown8
idiot5
into1
★midtownpangram14
mint1
mitt1
moot1
motion6
motto5
nitwit6
notion6
omit1
onto1
timid5
tint1
tomtit6
toon1
toot1
town1
twin1
twit1
wont1
wonton6
woot1