NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 31, 2021
Longest word
horribly
8 letters
Top scorer
horribly
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
B
8
2
3
–
–
13
H
2
2
1
–
1
6
L
2
2
–
–
1
5
O
2
–
–
–
–
2
R
2
1
–
–
–
3
Y
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
16
7
5
0
2
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bl 2bo 9br 2
H
ho 6
L
lo 5
O
oi 1ol 1
R
ro 3
Y
yo 1
All 30 answers
104 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★blob1
blobby6
boho1
boil1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boohoo6
boor1
brio1
broil5
hobby5
hobo1
holly5
holy1
★horriblypangram15
horror6
lobby5
loblolly8
lobo1
loll1
lorry5
oily1
olio1
roil1
roily5
roll1
yoohoo6