NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 21, 2021
Longest word
palatial
8 letters
Top scorer
plaudit
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
1
2
–
–
–
3
D
2
–
–
–
–
2
L
2
1
–
–
–
3
P
5
4
2
3
1
15
T
4
3
–
1
–
8
U
–
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
14
11
3
4
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1at 1au 1
D
di 2
L
la 1li 2
P
pa 5pi 4pl 3pu 3
T
ta 2ti 4tu 2
U
up 2
All 33 answers
130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
atilt5
audit5
dial1
dill1
laid1
lilt1
lipid5
paid1
pail1
palatial8
pallid6
papilla7
pill1
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
plaid5
plait5
★plauditpangram14
puli1
pulpit6
pupil5
tail1
tali1
tidal5
tilapia7
till1
tilt1
tulip5
tutti5
uplit5
uptilt6