August 21, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 21, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 21, 2021 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words63
Max Points326
Pangrams2
Genius228
4 letter answers 16 words
CLUECUEDCULLDUDEDUELDULLDUNELOUDLULLLULULUNENOUNNUDENULLUDONUNDO
5 letter answers 13 words
CLOUDCLUEDCOULDDEUCEDUDEDDUNCEDUNNOEDUCEELUDEENDUEOUNCEUNCLEUNDUE
6 letter answers 17 words
COULEECUDDLECULLEDDEDUCEDELUDEDENUDEDUELEDDULLEDDUNNEDEDUCEDELUDEDENDUEDLOUDENLULLEDNODULEUNCOOLUNDONE
7 letter answers 9 words
CELLULECLOUDEDCOLLUDECUDDLEDDEDUCEDDELUDEDDENUDEDNUCLEONOCCLUDE
8 letter answers 6 words
COLLUDEDCONCLUDEDENOUNCELOUDENEDOCCLUDEDUNNEEDED
9 letter answers 2 words
CONCLUDEDDENOUNCED
Common questions
How many answers in the August 21, 2021 Spelling Bee?
63 valid answers worth 326 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 228 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CONCLUDE, CONCLUDED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is U. 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.