NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 21, 2021
Longest word
tentpole
8 letters
Top scorer
opulent
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
E
–
1
–
–
–
1
L
12
4
1
1
–
18
N
2
–
1
–
–
3
O
1
–
1
2
–
4
P
11
1
5
3
–
20
T
3
1
5
1
1
11
U
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
29
8
13
7
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1
L
le 3lo 10lu 5
N
ne 1no 1nu 1
O
ol 1op 1ou 2
P
pe 6pl 2po 7pu 5
T
te 3to 5tu 3
U
un 1
All 58 answers
211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★elope5
lent1
lento5
letup5
loll1
lollop6
lone1
loon1
loop1
loot1
lope1
lotto5
loupe5
lout1
lull1
lulu1
lune1
lunette7
lute1
nettle6
noel1
null1
oleo1
★opulentpangram14
outlet6
outpoll7
peel1
pellet6
peloton7
pelt1
penult6
people6
plop1
plot1
pole1
poll1
pollen6
pollute7
polo1
pool1
poult5
pule1
pull1
pullet6
pullout7
pulp1
tell1
telnet6
tentpole8
toll1
toluene7
tool1
tootle6
topple6
tulle5
tunnel6
tupelo6
unlet5