July 16, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 16, 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 July 16, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words33
Max Points149
Pangram1
Genius104

4 letter answers 13 words

DELLDELTGELDGELTGLEEGLENHEELHELDHELLLEDELENDLENTTELL

5 letter answers 2 words

GELEELEDGE

6 letter answers 11 words

DELETEGELDEDGELLEDGENTLEHEELEDLEGENDLEGGEDLENGTHNEEDLENETTLETELNET

7 letter answers 5 words

DELETEDGENTEELGENTLEDNEEDLEDNETTLED

8 letter answers 1 word

LENGTHEN

10 letter answers 1 word

LENGTHENED

Common questions

How many answers in the July 16, 2021 Spelling Bee?

33 valid answers worth 149 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 104 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is LENGTHENED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is L. 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.