NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 30, 2021
Longest word
polygonal
9 letters
Top scorer
polygonal
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
1
5
1
2
–
–
9
G
–
4
5
–
–
–
9
L
1
4
–
1
2
–
8
N
–
3
–
–
–
–
3
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
P
3
4
2
3
–
1
13
Y
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
8
22
8
6
2
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1al 3an 3ap 2
G
ga 2gl 2go 5
L
la 2lo 6
N
na 2ny 1
O
on 2
P
pa 5pl 2po 5py 1
Y
ya 2yo 1
All 47 answers
240 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agony5
allay5
alloy5
ally1
anally6
analogy7
annoy5
apology7
apply5
gangly6
gayly5
gloopy6
gloppy6
goggly6
golly5
googly6
goony5
goopy5
laggy5
lallygag8
logy1
lollygag8
loony5
loopy5
loyal5
loyally7
naggy5
nanny5
nylon5
onlay5
only1
panoply7
papally7
papaya6
pappy5
payola6
play1
ploy1
polygon7
★polygonalpangram16
polyp5
pony1
poppy5
pylon5
yang1
yappy5
yoga1