August 1, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 1, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 1, 2021 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words62
Max Points241
Pangram1
Genius169
4 letter answers 27 words
ACAIALLYAMMOAMYLCALLCALMCAMICAMOCIAOCLAMCLAYCOALCOCACOLACOMAIMAMLACYLAICLAMALIMALOAMMAILMAIMMALLMAMAMAYOMICA
5 letter answers 19 words
AIOLIALLAYALLOYCACAOCALLACILIACLAIMCOCOACOMMAILIACLILACLLAMALOAMYLOCALLOYALMALICMAMMAMOMMAMOOLA
6 letter answers 7 words
ACACIACALICOCALMLYCLAMMYCLOACALAICALMAMMAL
7 letter answers 5 words
ACCLAIMACYCLICCOMICALLOCALLYLOYALLY
8 letter answers 2 words
CALLALOOCYCLICAL
9 letter answers 1 word
COMICALLY
10 letter answers 1 word
CYCLICALLY
Common questions
How many answers in the August 1, 2021 Spelling Bee?
62 valid answers worth 241 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 169 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is COMICALLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.