NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Longest word
highlighting
12 letters
Top scorer
thrilling
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
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
11
12
Σ
G
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1
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–
–
–
–
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1
H
4
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1
4
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1
–
–
1
11
L
–
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
N
1
2
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–
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1
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4
R
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1
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1
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2
T
1
4
1
1
1
1
–
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9
Σ
6
9
2
5
3
3
1
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 1
H
hi 11
L
li 3
N
ni 4
R
ri 2
T
th 6ti 3
All 30 answers
178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★girth5
high1
highlight9
highlighting12
hill1
hilling7
hilt1
hinging7
hint1
hinting7
hiring6
hitting7
light5
lighting8
lightning9
nigh1
night5
nightlight10
ninth5
right5
righting8
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thinning8
thrill6
★thrillingpangram16
tight5
tilth5
tithing7