NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 17, 2021
Longest word
enticing
8 letters
Top scorer
exciting
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
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
Σ
C
1
–
1
–
–
2
E
–
–
4
4
2
10
G
2
2
–
3
–
7
I
–
2
4
–
2
8
N
5
1
1
1
1
9
T
4
3
1
4
1
13
Σ
12
8
11
12
6
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ci 1
E
eg 1en 4ex 5
G
ge 6gi 1
I
ic 1ig 2in 5
N
ne 3ni 6
T
te 6ti 7
All 49 answers
257 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
citing6
egging6
engine6
entente7
entice6
enticing8
★excitingpangram15
exigent7
exiting7
extent6
extinct7
gene1
genetic7
genie5
genii5
gent1
getting7
ginning7
icing5
ignite6
igniting8
incite6
inciting8
innie5
inning6
intent6
nene1
netting7
next1
nice1
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
nixing6
teeing6
teen1
tenet5
tent1
tenting7
texting7
tinct5
tine1
tinge5
tingeing8
tinging7
tint1
tinting7