NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Longest word
alfalfa
7 letters
Top scorer
formula
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
A
1
4
3
2
10
F
6
4
2
2
14
L
8
2
–
–
10
M
4
4
1
–
9
O
1
1
–
–
2
R
1
1
–
1
3
Σ
21
16
6
5
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1al 5am 1ar 1au 2
F
fa 2fl 5fo 5fu 2
L
la 1ll 1lo 5lu 3
M
ma 3mo 4mu 2
O
of 1or 1
R
ro 2ru 1
All 48 answers
179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afoul5
alarm5
alarum6
alfalfa7
aloof5
alum1
amoral6
armful6
aural5
auroral7
fall1
falloff7
floor5
flora5
floral6
flour5
fluff5
foal1
fool1
formal6
★formulapangram14
foul1
full1
furl1
lama1
llama5
loaf1
loam1
loll1
loofa5
loom1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
mall1
mammal6
maul1
molar5
moll1
moola5
moral5
mull1
mural5
offal5
oral1
roll1
roomful7
rural5