NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 28, 2021
Longest word
circadian
9 letters
Top scorer
cardigan
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
9
Σ
A
2
2
4
1
1
–
10
C
2
6
8
5
2
1
24
D
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
G
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
I
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
N
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
R
–
1
3
–
–
–
4
Σ
5
10
18
9
3
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 6ar 4
C
ca 15ci 5cr 4
D
da 1di 1
G
gr 1
I
ic 1in 2
N
na 1ni 1
R
ra 2ri 2
All 46 answers
273 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
acing5
acrid5
arcadia7
arcadian8
arcana6
arcing6
cadging7
caging6
cairn5
canard6
cancan6
candid6
canid5
caning6
canna5
canning7
card1
cardiac7
★cardiganpangram15
★cardingpangram14
caring6
cicada6
cigar5
circa5
circadian9
cirri5
crag1
crania6
craning7
cringing8
dancing7
dicing6
gracing7
icing5
indica6
indicia7
narc1
niacin6
racing6
rancid6
ricin5
ricing6