July 29, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 29, 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 29, 2021 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words38
Max Points256
Pangrams2
Genius179

4 letter answers 5 words

GILLLIMNMILLMINIZING

5 letter answers 2 words

ILIUMMINIM

6 letter answers 6 words

GLUINGINNINGLININGLUGINGMIMINGMINING

7 letter answers 15 words

GILLINGGINNINGGULLINGGUMMINGGUNNINGLIMNINGLUGGINGLULLINGLUNGINGMILLINGMINIMUMMUGGINGMULLINGZIGGINGZINGING

8 letter answers 7 words

GIGGLINGGUZZLINGLINGUINIMINGLINGMUZZLINGNIGGLINGNUZZLING

10 letter answers 3 words

IMMUNIZINGMINIMIZINGUNMUZZLING

Common questions

How many answers in the July 29, 2021 Spelling Bee?

38 valid answers worth 256 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 179 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are MUZZLING, UNMUZZLING. 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.