NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 16, 2021
Longest word
lengthened
10 letters
Top scorer
lengthened
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
D
2
–
1
1
–
–
–
4
G
4
1
3
2
–
–
–
10
H
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
L
3
1
3
–
1
–
1
9
N
–
–
2
2
–
–
–
4
T
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
13
2
11
5
1
0
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 4
G
ge 8gl 2
H
he 4
L
le 9
N
ne 4
T
te 2
All 33 answers
149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★delete6
deleted7
dell1
delt1
geld1
gelded6
gelee5
gelled6
gelt1
genteel7
gentle6
gentled7
glee1
glen1
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
lede1
ledge5
legend6
legged6
lend1
length6
lengthen8
★lengthenedpangram17
lent1
needle6
needled7
nettle6
nettled7
tell1
telnet6