NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 9, 2021
Longest word
callaloo
8 letters
Top scorer
cocktail
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
2
5
1
–
–
8
C
7
7
3
2
3
22
I
–
1
1
1
–
3
K
4
1
–
–
–
5
L
10
4
2
–
–
16
O
1
1
–
–
1
3
T
10
1
–
1
2
14
Σ
34
20
7
4
6
71
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1al 5at 2
C
ca 6ci 1cl 6co 9
I
il 2it 1
K
ki 3ko 2
L
la 4li 4lo 8
O
oc 2ol 1
T
ta 7ti 2to 5
All 71 answers
259 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aioli5
alack5
alit1
alkali6
allot5
alto1
atilt5
atoll5
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
catcall7
cattail7
cilia5
clack5
click5
cloaca6
cloak5
clock5
clot1
coal1
coattail8
★cocktailpangram15
coil1
coital6
cola1
colic5
colt1
cool1
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
kill1
kilo1
kilt1
koala5
kola1
lack1
lactic6
laic1
laical6
licit5
lick1
lilac5
lilt1
local5
loci1
lock1
loco1
loll1
look1
loot1
lotto5
ocotillo8
octal5
olio1
tactical8
tail1
tailcoat8
talc1
tali1
talk1
tall1
till1
tilt1
toil1
toll1
tool1
toolkit7
total5