August 13, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 13, 2021

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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.