NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 31, 2021
Longest word
appealable
10 letters
Top scorer
placebo
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
A
2
2
2
–
1
1
1
9
B
4
5
2
–
–
–
–
11
C
3
3
1
1
1
–
–
9
E
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
4
2
1
–
–
–
–
7
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
9
3
4
1
2
1
–
20
Σ
25
16
10
2
4
2
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 3ap 5
B
ba 4be 4bl 1bo 2
C
ca 4ce 3co 2
E
el 1ep 1
L
la 3le 1lo 3
O
ob 1ol 1
P
pa 5pe 8pl 5po 2
All 60 answers
246 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★able1
allele6
allocable9
aloe1
apace5
appeal6
appealable10
appellee8
apple5
babble6
babe1
babel5
bale1
bebop5
beep1
bell1
belle5
bleep5
bobble6
bocce5
cable5
callable8
capable7
cape1
celeb5
cell1
cello5
cobble6
cope1
elope5
epee1
label5
lace1
lapel5
leap1
lobe1
locale6
lope1
oboe1
oleo1
pace1
paella6
palace6
pale1
palpable8
peace5
peaceable9
peal1
pebble6
peel1
peelable8
peep1
people6
place5
★placebopangram14
plea1
pleb1
plebe5
pole1
pope1