NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 30, 2021
Longest word
annihilation
12 letters
Top scorer
annihilation
19 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
11
12
Σ
A
5
7
3
2
–
–
1
–
1
19
H
5
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
I
1
–
–
1
1
–
3
–
–
6
L
3
3
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
8
N
3
1
2
–
3
–
–
–
–
9
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
5
5
3
–
–
–
–
1
–
14
Σ
23
18
8
5
4
0
4
1
1
64
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1al 4an 9at 5
H
ha 7
I
in 5io 1
L
la 5ll 1lo 2
N
na 7no 2
O
oa 1
T
ta 8th 2ti 2to 2
All 64 answers
305 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aioli5
alit1
allot5
aloha5
alto1
anal1
anion5
annal5
★annihilationpangram19
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
anthill7
anti1
atilt5
atoll5
atonal6
attain6
attaint7
hail1
halal5
hall1
halo1
halt1
hath1
hatha5
inhalant8
★inhalationpangram17
initial7
initiation10
intonation10
iota1
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lantana7
lath1
llano5
loan1
loath5
naan1
nail1
nana1
natal5
natant6
nation6
national8
notation8
notional8
oath1
tahini6
tail1
taint5
tali1
tall1
talon5
tannin6
tattoo6
than1
that1
titan5
titillation11
tonal5
total5