August 19, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 19, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 19, 2021 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words42
Max Points246
Pangrams2
Genius172
4 letter answers 11 words
CENTCITEFEETFETENITETEENTENTTIFFTINETINTVENT
5 letter answers 6 words
CIVETEVENTEVICTFEINTTENETTINCT
6 letter answers 9 words
EFFECTEFFETEENTICEFINITEINCITEINFECTINTENTINVENTINVITE
7 letter answers 5 words
ENTENTEEVICTEEFICTIVEFIFTEENINVITEE
8 letter answers 2 words
INFINITENINETEEN
9 letter answers 6 words
EFFECTIVEEFFICIENTINCENTIVEINFECTIVEINVECTIVEINVENTIVE
10 letter answers 1 word
INFINITIVE
11 letter answers 2 words
INEFFECTIVEINEFFICIENT
Common questions
How many answers in the August 19, 2021 Spelling Bee?
42 valid answers worth 246 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 172 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are INEFFECTIVE, INFECTIVE. 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.