NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 10, 2021
Longest word
allocator
9 letters
Top scorer
cartload
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
1
6
1
1
–
2
11
C
5
2
1
2
2
–
12
D
4
–
2
–
1
–
7
L
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
O
–
2
1
–
–
–
3
R
2
1
–
2
–
–
5
T
15
4
2
2
–
–
23
Σ
28
16
7
8
3
2
64
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1al 4ao 2at 4
C
ca 6cl 1co 5
D
da 2do 4dr 1
L
lo 3
O
oc 2or 1
R
ra 1ro 4
T
ta 9to 9tr 5
All 64 answers
262 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actor5
allocator9
allot5
altar5
alto1
aorta5
aortal6
atoll5
attar5
attract7
attractor9
carat5
carrot6
cart1
★cartloadpangram15
cataract8
catcall7
clot1
coact5
coactor7
coat1
colt1
coot1
dart1
data1
doctor6
★doctoralpangram15
dolt1
dotard6
drat1
locator7
loot1
lotto5
octad5
octal5
orator6
ratatat7
root1
rotator7
roto1
rotor5
taco1
tact1
talc1
tall1
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
toad1
toccata7
told1
toll1
tool1
toot1
toro1
tort1
total5
tract5
tractor7
trod1
troll5
trot1