August 15, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 15, 2021
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.