August 22, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 22, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 22, 2021 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words64
Max Points304
Pangrams2
Genius213
4 letter answers 22 words
ALITANALANTEANTIELANLAINLANELATELAZELEANNAANNAILNANANEATTAILTALETALITALLTEALTEATZEALZETA
5 letter answers 13 words
ALIENANNALATILTEATENELATEINANELANAILATENLATTELEANTNATALTAINTTITAN
6 letter answers 16 words
ALLELEANNEALATTAINAZALEAENTAILINNATELATEENLATENTLINEALNATANTNEATENTALENTTANNINTATTLETENANTZINNIA
7 letter answers 4 words
ANTENNAATTAINTINITIALLANTANA
8 letter answers 4 words
ALIENATEANTENNAEINITIATETELLTALE
9 letter answers 3 words
ANTENATALTANTALIZETITILLATE
10 letter answers 2 words
INITIALIZETATTLETALE
Common questions
How many answers in the August 22, 2021 Spelling Bee?
64 valid answers worth 304 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 213 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are INITIALIZE, TANTALIZE. 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.