NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 16, 2021
Longest word
geeking
7 letters
Top scorer
peaking
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
1
–
–
–
1
E
–
1
–
–
1
G
1
–
–
1
2
I
–
–
1
–
1
K
6
2
–
6
14
N
–
–
1
1
2
P
5
–
1
3
9
Σ
13
3
3
11
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ak 1
E
ek 1
G
ge 2
I
in 1
K
ka 1ke 5ki 6kn 2
N
na 2
P
pe 5pi 4
All 30 answers
130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★akin1
eking5
geek1
geeking7
inking6
kappa5
keen1
keening7
keep1
keeping7
kepi1
king1
kinging7
kingpin7
kink1
kinking7
kippa5
knee1
kneeing7
nankeen7
napkin6
peak1
★peakingpangram14
peek1
peeking7
peke1
pike1
pink1
pinkie6
pinking7