NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 10, 2021
Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
nautical
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
3
3
2
1
–
–
9
C
2
1
1
4
–
–
8
I
–
–
4
2
–
–
6
L
2
1
1
2
–
–
6
N
–
1
1
1
1
–
4
T
11
7
3
2
1
1
25
U
1
3
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
19
16
12
12
2
1
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1al 1an 2at 4au 1
C
ca 6cu 2
I
il 1in 4it 1
L
la 2li 3lu 1
N
na 4
T
ta 15ti 6tu 4
U
un 4
All 62 answers
294 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actual6
alit1
anti1
antic5
atilt5
attain6
attaint7
attic5
aunt1
cacti5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
catcall7
cattail7
cult1
cultic6
illicit7
incant6
initial7
intact6
intuit6
italic6
lactic6
lantana7
licit5
lilt1
lint1
★lunaticpangram14
natal5
natant6
★nauticalpangram15
nautili7
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactician9
tactual7
tail1
taint5
talc1
tali1
tall1
tannic6
tannin6
taunt5
taut1
till1
tilt1
tinct5
tint1
titan5
titanic7
tuna1
tunic5
tutti5
tutu1
uncut5
unit1
unlit5
until5