August 15, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 15, 2021

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 15, 2021 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words28
Max Points130
Pangram1
Genius91

4 letter answers 9 words

EXITLILTLITEPELTTELLTEXTTILETILLTILT

5 letter answers 7 words

ELITEPETITPIPETPIPITTELEXTEPEETITLE

6 letter answers 8 words

LITTLEPELLETPETITETEEPEETIPPETTIPPLETITTLEVELVET

7 letter answers 2 words

PIPETTETEXTILE

8 letter answers 1 word

TELETEXT

9 letter answers 1 word

EXPLETIVE

Common questions

How many answers in the August 15, 2021 Spelling Bee?

28 valid answers worth 130 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 91 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is EXPLETIVE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is T. 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.