You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
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.

4 letters
13
5 letters
10
6 letters
9
7 letters
8
8 letters
5
9 letters
2

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
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.