NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
weighty
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
E
–
1
2
–
–
1
4
H
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
2
3
–
–
–
–
5
W
2
5
1
1
–
–
9
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
7
9
4
1
0
1
22
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ei 4
H
he 1hi 1
I
it 1
T
th 1ti 2tw 2
W
we 3wh 2wi 4
Y
ye 1
All 22 answers
99 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
eighty6
height6
high1
itty1
thigh5
tight5
tithe5
twig1
twit1
weigh5
weight6
★weightypangram14
whit1
white5
wiggy5
wight5
with1
witty5
yeti1