NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Longest word
balalaika
9 letters
Top scorer
backfill
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
–
–
–
5
B
4
–
–
2
3
1
10
C
–
3
–
–
–
–
3
F
2
2
2
–
–
–
6
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
K
2
–
–
–
2
–
4
L
2
2
2
–
–
–
6
Σ
11
10
6
2
5
1
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ac 2al 2
B
ba 5bi 5
C
ci 1cl 2
F
fa 2fi 2fl 2
I
il 1
K
ki 4
L
la 4li 2
All 35 answers
167 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
acacia6
acai1
alibi5
alkali6
bacilli7
★backfillpangram15
bail1
bailiff7
balalaika9
biblical8
biff1
bilabial8
bilk1
bill1
cilia5
click5
cliff5
facial6
fail1
filial6
fill1
flail5
flick5
iliac5
kick1
kickback8
kickball8
kill1
labia5
labial6
laic1
laical6
lick1
lilac5