NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 17, 2021
Longest word
catchall
8 letters
Top scorer
potlatch
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
8
Σ
A
2
2
1
–
–
5
C
5
4
–
3
1
13
H
4
2
1
–
–
7
L
2
3
1
–
–
6
O
1
1
–
–
–
2
P
5
2
1
1
1
10
T
10
2
2
2
–
16
Σ
29
16
6
6
2
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2at 3
C
ca 5ch 1cl 2co 5
H
ha 4ho 3
L
la 3lo 3
O
oa 1oc 1
P
pa 4ph 2pl 2po 2
T
ta 7th 2to 7
All 59 answers
210 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allot5
alto1
atoll5
atop1
attach6
captcha7
catalpa7
catcall7
catch5
catchall8
chat1
clot1
cloth5
coact5
coat1
colt1
coopt5
coot1
halt1
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
holt1
hoot1
hotpot6
laptop6
latch5
lath1
loath5
loot1
lotto5
oath1
octal5
pact1
palatal7
patch5
path1
phat1
photo5
plat1
plot1
potato6
★potlatchpangram15
tach1
taco1
tact1
talc1
tall1
tapa1
tattoo6
that1
thatch6
toccata7
toll1
tool1
toot1
tooth5
topcoat7
total5