August 9, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

August 9, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 9, 2021, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.

Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.

Spelling Bee for August 9, 2021

Related puzzles

Center letter C: June 21, 2023
Center letter Y: June 17, 2022

words: 133
score: 851 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 16

A x 16
C x 33
O x 17
R x 13
T x 48
Y x 6

5L x 53
6L x 32
7L x 26
8L x 15
9L x 6
10L x 1

	5	6	7	8	9	10	tot
A	4	3	4	2	2	1	16
C	9	7	8	7	2	-	33
O	5	6	4	2	-	-	17
R	7	2	3	1	-	-	13
T	24	12	7	3	2	-	48
Y	4	2	-	-	-	-	6
tot	53	32	26	15	6	1	133

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	tot
A	-	1	-	1
C	1	1	2	4
O	3	3	2	8
R	-	2	-	2
T	1	-	-	1
tot	5	7	4	16

AUTOCRACY, CARRYOUT, CURATORY, OUTCARRY

word	length
AUTOCRATOR	10
ATTRACTOR	9
AUTOCRACY	9	pangram
COCURATOR	9
COROCOTTA	9
TATTARARA	9
TRACTATOR	9
ACTUATOR	8
AUTOCRAT	8
CACATORY	8
CARROTTY	8
CARRYCOT	* 8
CARRYOUT	* 8	pangram
CATARACT	8
CROCOTTA	8
CURATORY	8	pangram
OUTCARRY	* 8	pangram
OUTCOURT	* 8
ROTATORY	8
TATARARA	8
TOCORORO	8
TRACTORY	8
ACTUARY	7
ATTACCA	7
ATTRACT	7
AUTOCAR	* 7
CARCOAT	* 7
CARROTY	7
COACTOR	7	disallowed elsewhere
COTUTOR	7
CRAYTUR	7
CROCUTA	7
CURATOR	7
CUTACOO	7
ORATORY	7
OUTROAR	* 7
OUTROOT	* 7
OUTTROT	* 7
RATATAT	* 7
ROOTROT	* 7
ROTATOR	7
TARATOR	7
TATOUAY	7
TOCCATA	7
TOURACO	7
TRACTOR	7
TUATARA	7
TURACOU	7
ACATRY	6
ACTORY	6
AYACUT	6
CARROT	6
COARCT	6
COTTAR	6
CRATUR	6
CUATRO	6
CURATO	6
CUTOUT	* 6
OCTROY	6
OCTUOR	6
ORATOR	6
OUTACT	* 6
OUTCRY	* 6
OUTCUT	* 6
ROCOTO	6
ROTARY	6
TACTOR	6
TARTAR	6
TATARA	6
TATTOO	6
TOOART	6
TOTARA	6
TROCAR	6
TROTRO	6
TROUTY	6
TRUCCO	6
TRYOUT	* 6
TURACO	6
YAOORT	6
YAOURT	6
ACTOR	5
AORTA	5
ATRAY	5
ATTAR	5
CARAT	5
CARTY	5
CATTY	5
COACT	5	disallowed elsewhere
COOTY	5
COTTA	5
COURT	5
COUTA	5
CUTTY	5
ORUTU	5
OTARY	5
OTTAR	5
OUTRO	5
OUTTA	5
RATTY	5
ROCTA	5
ROOTY	5
RORTY	5
ROTOR	5
ROTTA	5
RUTTY	5
TAROC	5
TAROT	5
TARRY	5
TARTY	5
TATAC	5
TATOO	5
TATOU	5
TATTA	5
TATTY	5
TAYRA	5
TOATY	5
TORTA	5
TOTTY	5
TRACT	5
TRATT	5
TROAT	5
TROCO	5
TROUT	5
TUART	5
TURCA	5
TURRA	5
TUTOR	5
TUTOY	5
TUTTY	5
YAORT	5
YATRA	5
YATTA	5
YURTA	5

* compound(ish) word

AC x 5	AO x 1	AT x 5	AU x 4	AY x 1
CA x 11	CO x 11	CR x 4	CU x 7
OC x 2	OR x 3	OT x 2	OU x 10
RA x 2	RO x 10	RU x 1
TA x 18	TO x 8	TR x 13	TU x 9
YA x 5	YU x 1

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