NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 5, 2021
Longest word
analyzed
8 letters
Top scorer
analyzed
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
A
1
2
1
2
1
7
D
4
4
1
3
–
12
E
3
–
–
–
–
3
L
2
–
1
–
2
5
N
–
2
–
–
–
2
Y
1
–
2
–
–
3
Z
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
12
8
5
5
3
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 4an 3
D
da 4de 5dy 3
E
ed 1ee 1ey 1
L
la 3le 2
N
na 1ne 1
Y
ye 3
Z
za 1
All 33 answers
148 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allay5
allayed7
alley5
ally1
anally6
analyze7
★analyzedpangram15
daddy5
dally5
dandy5
dazedly7
deadeye7
deadly6
delay5
delayed7
deny1
dyad1
dyed1
dyne1
eddy1
eely1
eyed1
lady1
landlady8
lazy1
leadenly8
leanly6
nanny5
needy5
yell1
yelled6
yenned6
zany1