NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 5, 2021
Longest word
mirroring
9 letters
Top scorer
unmooring
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
G
3
3
3
2
1
–
12
I
1
–
–
1
1
–
3
M
4
3
3
3
2
1
16
N
4
–
1
–
–
–
5
O
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
R
1
2
–
1
1
–
5
U
–
1
1
–
–
1
3
Σ
13
10
9
8
5
2
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
go 7gr 5
I
ig 1ir 2
M
mi 5mo 11
N
no 5
O
on 2or 1
R
ri 1ro 2ru 2
U
un 3
All 47 answers
252 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★going5
gong1
goon1
gorging7
gorgon6
goring6
gouging7
gringo6
grog1
groin5
groom5
grooming8
ignoring8
iron1
ironing7
minion6
minor5
minoring8
mirror6
mirroring9
mono1
mooing6
moon1
mooning7
moor1
mooring7
morn1
morning7
moron5
mourn5
★mourningpangram15
noggin6
noir1
noon1
norm1
noun1
ongoing7
onion5
origin6
rigor5
room1
rooming7
rumor5
★rumoringpangram15
union5
unmoor6
★unmooringpangram16