NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 29, 2021
Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
toughen
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
10
Σ
E
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
G
3
–
2
–
–
–
–
5
H
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
4
O
1
2
1
1
–
–
1
6
T
14
9
3
2
–
–
–
28
U
1
–
1
1
–
1
–
4
Σ
22
12
9
5
0
1
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
en 1
G
ge 1gh 1go 3
H
ho 1hu 1
N
no 3nu 1
O
on 1ou 5
T
te 7th 7to 11tu 3
U
un 4
All 50 answers
197 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★entente7
gent1
ghetto6
goth1
gotten6
gout1
hoot1
hunt1
nonet5
note1
nought6
nugget6
onto1
ought5
outgo5
outgone7
outgun6
outthought10
teen1
teeth5
teethe6
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
tenth5
thee1
then1
thong5
thou1
though6
thought7
thug1
tone1
tong1
tongue6
tonne5
toon1
toot1
tooth5
tote1
tough5
★toughenpangram14
tout1
tune1
tutee5
tutu1
unguent7
unthought9
unto1
untune6