August 17, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 17, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 17, 2021 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words62
Max Points271
Pangrams2
Genius190
4 letter answers 25 words
BEEPBLIPEPEELEAPNAPENEAPPAILPAINPALEPALLPALPPANEPAPAPEALPEELPEENPEEPPILEPILLPINEPIPEPLANPLEAPLEBPLIE
5 letter answers 14 words
APIANAPNEAAPPLEBLEEPLAPELPAEANPANELPAPALPENALPENNEPLAINPLANEPLEBEPLENA
6 letter answers 10 words
ALPINEAPPALLAPPEALNIPPLEPAELLAPALAPAPANINIPEBBLEPENILEPIPPIN
7 letter answers 5 words
BIPLANENINEPINPAPILLAPINBALLPLIABLE
8 letter answers 6 words
APPELLEEPALPABLEPAPILLAEPEELABLEPIPELINEPLEBEIAN
9 letter answers 1 word
PINEAPPLE
10 letter answers 1 word
APPEALABLE
Common questions
How many answers in the August 17, 2021 Spelling Bee?
62 valid answers worth 271 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 190 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BIPLANE, PLEBEIAN. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is P. 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.