NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 8, 2021
Longest word
clientele
9 letters
Top scorer
inflect
14 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
9
Σ
C
2
3
2
–
–
1
8
E
–
3
1
2
1
–
7
F
7
3
5
–
–
–
15
I
–
2
2
4
–
1
9
L
10
2
5
1
2
–
20
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
T
4
1
2
–
–
–
7
Σ
23
14
18
7
3
2
67
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 2cl 6
E
ec 1el 5en 1
F
fe 6fi 4fl 5
I
ic 1il 1in 7
L
le 6li 14
N
ne 1
T
te 2ti 5
All 67 answers
299 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
celli5
clef1
cleft5
client6
clientele9
cliff5
clinic6
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
elfin5
elicit6
elite5
entitle7
feel1
feline6
fell1
felt1
fennel6
fettle6
file1
filet5
fill1
fillet6
flee1
fleece6
fleet5
flint5
flit1
icicle6
illicit7
incline7
infill6
★inflectpangram14
inflict7
inlet5
intel5
intellect9
left1
leftie6
lenience8
lenient7
lent1
lentil6
lice1
licit5
lien1
life1
lifeline8
lift1
lilt1
line1
linen5
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
lite1
little6
nettle6
tell1
telnet6
tile1
till1
tilt1
title5
tittle6