NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 22, 2021
Longest word
applicant
9 letters
Top scorer
applicant
16 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
2
2
2
–
–
1
7
C
4
3
1
4
1
1
14
I
–
1
1
2
–
–
4
L
4
3
2
1
–
–
10
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
P
6
4
3
3
2
–
18
T
6
–
–
1
1
–
8
Σ
23
14
9
11
4
2
63
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 2ap 2at 1
C
ca 7ci 1cl 6
I
il 2in 1it 1
L
la 6li 4
N
na 2
P
pa 8pi 2pl 8
T
ta 5ti 3
All 63 answers
281 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
alpaca6
anal1
annal5
appall6
★applicantpangram16
atilt5
call1
calla5
canal5
capital7
catalpa7
catcall7
cattail7
cilia5
clan1
clap1
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
clip1
iliac5
illicit7
initial7
italic6
lactic6
laic1
laical6
lain1
lanai5
lantana7
licit5
lilac5
lilt1
lint1
nail1
natal5
pail1
palapa6
palatal7
palatial8
pall1
palp1
papal5
papilla7
pill1
pintail7
plain5
plaint6
plait5
plan1
plant5
plantain8
plat1
pliant6
tactical8
tail1
talc1
tali1
tall1
tilapia7
till1
tilt1