NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 18, 2021
Longest word
familial
8 letters
Top scorer
malefic
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
–
–
1
1
–
2
C
3
1
–
–
–
4
E
–
–
1
–
–
1
F
13
5
5
1
2
26
I
–
–
–
1
–
1
L
2
–
–
–
–
2
M
1
1
–
1
–
3
Σ
19
7
7
4
2
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1al 1
C
ca 2cl 2
E
ef 1
F
fa 8fe 6fi 6fl 6
I
ic 1
L
le 1li 1
M
ma 2mi 1
All 39 answers
147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aflame6
alfalfa7
cafe1
calf1
clef1
cliff5
efface6
face1
facial6
facile6
fail1
falafel7
fall1
fame1
familial8
fecal5
feel1
fell1
fella5
female6
femme5
fief1
fife1
file1
filial6
fill1
film1
flail5
flame5
flea1
flee1
fleece6
flimflam8
icefall7
leaf1
life1
mafia5
★maleficpangram14
miff1