NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Longest word
billboard
9 letters
Top scorer
billboard
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
A
–
4
2
2
–
–
8
B
21
7
6
1
3
1
39
D
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
1
2
2
–
1
–
6
O
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
R
–
2
1
1
1
–
5
Σ
24
15
11
5
5
1
61
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 3ad 1ai 1al 1ar 2
B
ba 10bi 6bl 3bo 12br 8
D
dr 2
L
la 4li 1lo 1
O
od 1
R
ra 3ri 1ro 1
All 61 answers
256 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aboard6
aboil5
abroad6
adobo5
airball7
alibi5
arbor5
arborio7
baba1
bail1
bailor6
bald1
ball1
ballad6
baobab6
barb1
bard1
barrio6
bilabial8
bill1
★billboardpangram16
billiard8
biradial8
bird1
blab1
blob1
blood5
boar1
board5
boba1
boil1
bola1
bold1
boll1
bollard7
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
boor1
brad1
braid5
briar5
bridal6
brio1
broad5
broil5
brood5
drab1
drib1
labia5
labial6
labor5
larboard8
libido6
lobo1
oddball7
rabbi5
rabid5
railbird8
ribald6
rollbar7