NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 22, 2021
Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
intimacy
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
1
–
–
5
C
2
3
3
3
–
–
11
I
–
–
2
1
1
–
4
M
5
6
3
1
1
–
16
N
2
3
2
–
–
–
7
T
2
4
2
1
–
1
10
Σ
12
18
13
7
2
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 3at 2
C
ca 9cy 2
I
in 4
M
ma 8mi 7my 1
N
na 5ni 2
T
ta 4ti 6
All 53 answers
261 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anima5
anti1
antic5
attain6
attaint7
caiman6
cancan6
canna5
canny5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
catmint7
cayman6
cyan1
cynic5
inanity7
incant6
intact6
★intimacypangram15
main1
maintain8
mania5
maniac6
manic5
manna5
manta5
many1
mini1
minicam7
minim5
minima6
mint1
minty5
minyan6
myna1
naan1
nana1
nanny5
natant6
natty5
niacin6
ninny5
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
tinct5
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
titan5
titanic7