NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
purloin
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
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
L
8
–
1
–
1
–
10
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
9
2
1
2
–
–
14
R
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
U
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
22
2
3
2
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
L
li 2lo 6lu 2
N
no 1nu 1
O
ol 1
P
pi 2pl 1po 5pu 6
R
ri 1ro 2
U
un 1
All 31 answers
88 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★lion1
lipo1
loin1
loll1
lollipop8
lollop6
loon1
loop1
lull1
lulu1
nonillion9
null1
olio1
pill1
pillion7
plop1
polio5
poll1
polo1
pool1
poplin6
puli1
pull1
pulp1
pupil5
purl1
★purloinpangram14
rill1
roil1
roll1
unroll6