NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 12, 2021
Longest word
vegetable
9 letters
Top scorer
vegetable
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
–
–
–
–
1
B
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
E
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
G
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
L
2
3
1
–
–
–
6
V
2
2
1
1
1
1
8
Σ
6
8
3
2
1
1
21
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1
B
be 1
E
ea 1el 1
G
ga 3
L
la 3le 3
V
va 3ve 5
All 21 answers
102 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agave5
bevel5
eave1
elevate7
gavage6
gave1
gavel5
lava1
lavage6
lave1
leave5
levee5
level5
vale1
valet5
valve5
veal1
★vegetablepangram16
vegetal7
vegetate8
velvet6