August 1, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 1, 2021

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

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.