NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Longest word
infirmary
9 letters
Top scorer
infirmary
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
A
1
–
3
–
–
–
4
F
4
3
2
–
–
–
9
I
1
–
2
–
–
1
4
M
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
1
–
2
–
1
–
4
Σ
9
4
9
0
1
1
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 4
F
fa 5fi 1fr 3
I
if 1in 3
M
ma 1mi 1
N
na 1
R
ra 2ri 2
All 24 answers
107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
affair6
affirm6
affray6
fair1
fairy5
fanny5
farina6
farm1
firm1
fray1
friar5
friary6
iffy1
infamy6
infirm6
★infirmarypangram16
mafia5
miff1
naif1
raffia6
ramify6
riff1
riffraff8