August 13, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 13, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 13, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words57
Max Points278
Pangrams2
Genius195
4 letter answers 18 words
BAILBIFFBILEBILLBLINFAILFIEFFIFEFILEFILLFINELAINLIENLIFELINENAIFNAILNINE
5 letter answers 14 words
ALIBIALIENBELIEBIBLEBLINIELFINFINALFLAILINANEINNIELABIALANAILIBELLINEN
6 letter answers 13 words
BAILEEBEANIEBELIEFFELINEFILIALFINALEFINIALINFILLLABIALLABILELIABLELINEALNIBBLE
7 letter answers 4 words
BAILIFFBEELINEBIENNIALIBELEE
8 letter answers 5 words
BIENNIALBILABIALBILLABLEFALLIBLELIFELINE
9 letter answers 1 word
INEFFABLE
10 letter answers 1 word
INFALLIBLE
11 letter answers 1 word
INALIENABLE
Common questions
How many answers in the August 13, 2021 Spelling Bee?
57 valid answers worth 278 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 195 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are INEFFABLE, INFALLIBLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. 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.