NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 12, 2021
Longest word
kenneled
8 letters
Top scorer
knuckled
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
Σ
C
–
1
–
1
–
2
D
2
1
3
1
–
7
E
–
2
1
–
–
3
K
2
3
2
3
2
12
L
3
–
–
–
–
3
N
6
1
3
1
–
11
U
–
2
–
–
1
3
Σ
13
10
9
6
3
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 2
D
de 2du 5
E
en 3
K
ke 4kn 8
L
le 1lu 2
N
ne 7nu 4
U
un 3
All 41 answers
197 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clunk5
★clunkedpangram14
denude6
denuded7
dunce5
dune1
dunk1
dunked6
dunned6
ended5
endue5
endued6
keen1
keened6
kennel6
kenneled8
knee1
kneed5
kneel5
kneeled7
knell5
knelled7
knuckle7
★knuckledpangram15
lend1
lune1
lunk1
neck1
necked6
need1
needed6
needle6
needled7
nene1
nude1
nuke1
nuked5
null1
uncle5
undue5
unneeded8