NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 11, 2021
Longest word
clinician
9 letters
Top scorer
fanciful
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
2
1
–
–
6
C
5
4
2
2
1
1
15
F
5
3
4
1
1
1
15
I
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
L
6
2
3
–
–
–
11
N
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
U
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
20
12
12
4
2
2
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 5
C
ca 8ci 1cl 5cu 1
F
fa 5fi 5fl 3fu 2
I
il 1in 1
L
la 5li 1lu 5
N
na 1nu 1
U
ul 1
All 52 answers
221 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alfalfa7
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annuli6
calculi7
calf1
call1
calla5
canal5
canful6
cannula7
caul1
cilia5
clan1
cliff5
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
cull1
facial6
fail1
fall1
★fancifulpangram15
faunal6
filial6
fill1
final5
financial9
finial6
flail5
flan1
fluff5
fulfill7
full1
iliac5
infill6
lacuna6
laic1
laical6
lain1
lanai5
lilac5
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luna1
lunula6
nail1
null1
ulna1