NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 9, 2021
Longest word
attractor
9 letters
Top scorer
autocracy
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
A
2
3
–
2
2
2
11
C
4
4
2
2
2
–
14
O
1
1
2
1
–
–
5
R
2
3
1
2
1
–
9
T
15
6
3
2
–
–
26
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
25
17
8
9
5
2
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3ao 1ar 1at 3au 3
C
ca 6co 5cu 3
O
oa 1or 2ou 2
R
ra 2ro 6ru 1
T
ta 10to 6tr 7tu 2ty 1
Y
yu 1
All 66 answers
293 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actor5
actuary7
actuator8
aorta5
arty1
attar5
attract7
attractor9
auto1
★autocracypangram16
autocrat8
carat5
carrot6
★carryoutpangram15
cart1
cataract8
catty5
coact5
coactor7
coat1
coot1
court5
curator7
curt1
cutout6
oaty1
orator6
oratory7
outcry6
outro5
ratatat7
ratty5
root1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
rotor5
rout1
rutty5
taco1
tact1
taro1
tarot5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
tatty5
taut1
toccata7
toot1
toro1
tort1
tour1
tout1
tract5
tractor7
tray1
trot1
trout5
troy1
tryout6
tutor5
tutu1
tyro1
yurt1