NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Longest word
councilor
9 letters
Top scorer
councilor
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
C
3
6
1
2
–
1
13
I
2
3
2
–
–
–
7
L
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
O
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
R
3
2
–
–
–
–
5
U
1
1
1
1
2
–
6
Σ
14
14
4
3
2
2
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1cl 1co 9cr 1cu 1
I
ic 2in 2io 1ir 2
L
li 1lo 2
N
no 2
O
oc 1ol 1on 1
R
ri 2ro 1ru 2
U
un 5ur 1
All 39 answers
177 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cirri5
clinic6
cocci5
coil1
coin1
coir1
colic5
colonic7
conic5
council7
★councilorpangram16
croci5
curio5
icon1
iconic6
incur5
inurn5
ionic5
iron1
ironic6
lion1
loci1
loin1
noir1
nonillion9
oculi5
olio1
onion5
ricin5
rill1
roil1
ruin1
runic5
uncoil6
★unicolorpangram15
unicorn7
union5
unironic8
uric1