August 9, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 9, 2021
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.