NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Longest word
likelihood
10 letters
Top scorer
likelihood
17 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
10
Σ
D
3
3
2
2
–
–
–
10
H
6
2
4
–
1
–
–
13
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
K
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
L
3
–
2
–
–
–
1
6
O
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
5
Σ
18
9
8
2
1
0
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 2do 8
H
he 2ho 11
I
id 1
K
ki 2ko 2
L
li 1lo 5
O
oi 1ol 4
All 39 answers
150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dildo5
diode5
dodo1
dole1
doled5
doll1
dolled6
dollied7
doodle6
doodled7
hellhole8
hello5
hoed1
hoke1
hold1
hole1
holed5
hood1
hooded6
hoodie6
hoodoo6
hook1
hooked6
idol1
kiddo5
kilo1
kohl1
kook1
★likelihoodpangram17
lode1
loll1
lolled6
look1
looked6
oiled5
oldie5
oleo1
olio1
ollie5