NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 28, 2021
Longest word
dignifying
10 letters
Top scorer
deifying
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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
D
3
5
6
9
3
2
1
29
E
–
2
7
2
1
–
–
12
F
4
4
3
4
1
–
–
16
G
–
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
I
1
2
2
–
1
–
–
6
N
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
Y
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
9
17
19
18
6
2
1
72
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 15di 12dy 2
E
ed 6ef 1eg 1en 2ey 2
F
fe 5fi 11
G
ge 2gi 3
I
if 1in 5
N
ne 1ni 2
Y
ye 1
All 72 answers
431 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deeding7
defending9
defied6
define6
defined7
defining8
★defyingpangram14
deified7
deify5
★deifyingpangram15
deign5
deigned7
deigning8
denied6
denying7
died1
digging7
dignified9
dignify7
dignifying10
dine1
dined5
ding1
dinged6
dinging7
dingy5
dining6
dyeing6
dying5
eddied6
eddying7
edging6
edified7
edify5
★edifyingpangram15
effigy6
egging6
ending6
engine6
eyeing6
eying5
feeding7
feign5
feigned7
feigning8
fending7
fief1
fiend5
fife1
fifed5
fifing6
find1
finding7
fine1
fined5
fining6
finned6
genie5
genii5
giddy5
ginned6
ginning7
iffy1
indeed6
indie5
indigene8
innie5
inning6
needing7
nine1
ninny5
yenning7