August 17, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Hints and More
This page offers expanded customizable two-letter hints for solving the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 17, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AP.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter N: November 17, 2024Center letter B: February 17, 2023
words: 229
score: 1,182 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 2
compounds: 11
plurals: 11
bingo: yes
A x 27
B x 15
E x 8
I x 5
L x 16
N x 13
P x 145
4L x 57
5L x 58
6L x 56
7L x 28
8L x 17
9L x 9
10L x 2
12L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 27 |
| B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 15 |
| E | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| L | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 16 |
| N | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| P | 39 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 5 | - | - | 145 |
| tot | 57 | 58 | 56 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 229 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AL x 7 | AN x 1 | AP x 19 | ||
| APA x 1 | APE x 3 | API x 3 | APN x 2 | APP x 10 |
| BA x 2 | BE x 4 | BI x 5 | BL x 4 | |
| EL x 2 | EN x 1 | EP x 5 | ||
| IL x 1 | IN x 3 | IP x 1 | ||
| LA x 7 | LE x 3 | LI x 6 | ||
| NA x 7 | NE x 3 | NI x 3 | ||
| PA x 51 | PE x 36 | PI x 40 | PL x 18 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| B | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| L | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| P | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| tot | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| plu | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | tot |
| P | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| tot | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| debut appearances | 4 |