August 28, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 28, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 28, 2021 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words72
Max Points431
Pangrams3
Genius302
4 letter answers 9 words
DIEDDINEDINGFIEFFIFEFINDFINEIFFYNINE
5 letter answers 17 words
DEIFYDEIGNDINEDDINGYDYINGEDIFYEYINGFEIGNFIENDFIFEDFINEDGENIEGENIIGIDDYINDIEINNIENINNY
6 letter answers 19 words
DEFIEDDEFINEDENIEDDINGEDDININGDYEINGEDDIEDEDGINGEFFIGYEGGINGENDINGENGINEEYEINGFIFINGFININGFINNEDGINNEDINDEEDINNING
7 letter answers 18 words
DEEDINGDEFINEDDEFYINGDEIFIEDDEIGNEDDENYINGDIGGINGDIGNIFYDINGINGEDDYINGEDIFIEDFEEDINGFEIGNEDFENDINGFINDINGGINNINGNEEDINGYENNING
8 letter answers 6 words
DEFININGDEIFYINGDEIGNINGEDIFYINGFEIGNINGINDIGENE
9 letter answers 2 words
DEFENDINGDIGNIFIED
10 letter answers 1 word
DIGNIFYING
Common questions
How many answers in the August 28, 2021 Spelling Bee?
72 valid answers worth 431 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 302 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are DEFYING, DEIFYING, EDIFYING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. 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.