NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 27, 2021
Longest word
homogamy
8 letters
Top scorer
mahogany
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
A
1
2
1
–
–
4
G
1
1
–
–
–
2
H
1
2
–
1
2
6
M
3
4
–
1
2
10
N
–
2
–
–
–
2
Y
2
1
1
–
–
4
Σ
8
12
2
2
4
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1ah 1an 2
G
ga 1go 1
H
ha 1ho 4hy 1
M
ma 4mo 4my 2
N
na 2
Y
ya 2yo 2
All 28 answers
133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agony5
ahoy1
annoy5
anyhoo6
gamy1
goony5
hammy5
hoagy5
homogamy8
homonym7
homonymy8
hymn1
★mahoganypangram15
mangy5
many1
mayo1
mommy5
monogamy8
mononym7
moony5
myna1
mynah5
naggy5
nanny5
yahoo5
yang1
yoga1
yoohoo6