NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Longest word
paratroop
9 letters
Top scorer
atrophy
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
1
2
1
2
–
–
6
H
3
3
1
–
–
–
7
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
12
8
3
3
–
1
27
R
2
–
1
2
–
–
5
T
4
1
2
1
–
–
8
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
23
15
8
8
0
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 4at 2
H
ha 3ho 3hy 1
O
op 1
P
pa 11ph 3po 9pr 3py 1
R
ra 4ro 1
T
ta 3to 1tr 3ty 1
Y
ya 1
All 55 answers
218 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apart5
apathy6
aport5
apparat7
atop1
★atrophypangram14
happy5
harp1
harpy5
hoop1
hoppy5
hotpot6
hypo1
opah1
papa1
papaya6
pappy5
paratha7
paratroop9
parrot6
parry5
part1
party5
path1
patty5
pharaoh7
phat1
photo5
pooh1
poop1
poor1
poppa5
poppy5
port1
portray7
potato6
potty5
prat1
pray1
prop1
pyro1
rapport7
rapt1
raptor6
rattrap7
ropy1
tapa1
taproot7
tarp1
torpor6
trap1
troop5
trophy6
typo1
yappy5