August 9, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 9, 2021

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 9, 2021 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words66
Max Points293
Pangrams2
Genius205

4 letter answers 25 words

ARTYAUTOCARTCOATCOOTCURTOATYROOTROUTTACOTACTTAROTARTTAUTTOOTTOROTORTTOURTOUTTRAYTROTTROYTUTUTYROYURT

5 letter answers 17 words

ACTORAORTAATTARCARATCATTYCOACTCOURTOUTRORATTYROTORRUTTYTAROTTARRYTATTYTRACTTROUTTUTOR

6 letter answers 8 words

CARROTCUTOUTORATOROUTCRYROTARYTARTARTATTOOTRYOUT

7 letter answers 9 words

ACTUARYATTRACTCOACTORCURATORORATORYRATATATROTATORTOCCATATRACTOR

8 letter answers 5 words

ACTUATORAUTOCRATCARRYOUTCATARACTROTATORY

9 letter answers 2 words

ATTRACTORAUTOCRACY

Common questions

How many answers in the August 9, 2021 Spelling Bee?

66 valid answers worth 293 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 205 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are AUTOCRACY, CARRYOUT. 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.