NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 4, 2021
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
inkblot
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
B
4
3
4
1
1
–
13
I
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
K
6
–
–
2
–
–
8
L
5
–
1
–
–
–
6
N
–
–
1
–
–
1
2
O
3
1
–
–
–
–
4
T
5
–
–
1
–
–
6
Σ
24
4
6
5
1
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 5bl 3bo 5
I
in 2
K
ki 7kn 1
L
li 4lo 2
N
no 2
O
ob 1oi 1ol 1on 1
T
ti 4to 2
All 41 answers
139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bikini6
bilk1
bill1
billion7
biotin6
blin1
blini5
blink5
bobbin6
bobolink8
boil1
boink5
bonito6
★inkblotpangram14
into1
kill1
kiln1
kilo1
kilobit7
kiloton7
kilt1
kink1
knit1
lilt1
link1
lint1
lion1
loin1
lotion6
nonillion9
notion6
obit1
oink1
olio1
onion5
tiki1
till1
tilt1
tint1
toil1
toolkit7