August 2, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 2, 2021

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 2, 2021 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words44
Max Points222
Pangrams3
Genius155

4 letter answers 15 words

ABLYALITALLYBABABABYBAILBAITBALLBLABBLATLAVATAILTALITALLVIAL

5 letter answers 15 words

ALIBIALLAYATILTAVAILBATTYBIALYLABIALAITYTABBYTABLATALLYTATTYTIBIAVILLAVITAL

6 letter answers 4 words

BLABBYLABIALTIBIALVIABLY

7 letter answers 2 words

ABILITYVITALLY

8 letter answers 3 words

BILABIALLABILITYVITALITY

9 letter answers 3 words

AVAILABLYLIABILITYVIABILITY

10 letter answers 1 word

LIVABILITY

12 letter answers 1 word

AVAILABILITY

Common questions

How many answers in the August 2, 2021 Spelling Bee?

44 valid answers worth 222 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 155 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are AVAILABILITY, LIVABILITY, VIABILITY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is A. 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.