NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 15, 2021
Longest word
villanelle
10 letters
Top scorer
javelin
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
10
Σ
A
1
5
2
–
–
–
–
8
E
2
–
1
1
–
–
–
4
J
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
L
8
6
2
–
–
–
–
16
N
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
V
5
3
1
2
1
–
1
13
Σ
19
16
6
4
1
0
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3an 4av 1
E
el 2en 1ev 1
J
ja 2je 1
L
la 5le 5li 6
N
na 3
V
va 4ve 4vi 5
All 47 answers
188 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alien5
alive5
allele6
anal1
annal5
anneal6
anvil5
avail5
elan1
eleven6
enliven7
evil1
jail1
★javelinpangram14
jell1
lain1
lanai5
lane1
lava1
lave1
lean1
leave5
leaven6
levee5
level5
lien1
line1
lineal6
linen5
live1
liven5
nail1
naval5
navel5
vale1
valve5
vanilla7
vanillin8
veal1
veil1
venal5
venial6
vial1
vile1
villa5
villain7
villanelle10