August 9, 2021 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 9, 2021, alongside other analysis.
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.
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Related puzzles
Center letter C: June 21, 2023Center letter Y: June 17, 2022
words: 66
score: 293 pts
pangrams: 2
A x 11
C x 14
O x 5
R x 9
T x 26
Y x 1
4L x 25
5L x 17
6L x 8
7L x 9
8L x 5
9L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| A | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| C | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 14 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| R | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 |
| T | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 26 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 25 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 66 |
| debut appearances | 2 | |
| newly disallowed words | 1 | carroty |
AUTOCRACY, CARRYOUT
| word | length | |||
| ACTOR | 5 | |||
| ACTUARY | 7 | |||
| ACTUATOR | 8 | |||
| AORTA | 5 | |||
| ARTY | 4 | |||
| ATTAR | 5 | |||
| ATTRACT | 7 | |||
| ATTRACTOR | 9 | |||
| AUTO | 4 | |||
| AUTOCRACY | 9 | pangram, debut | ||
| AUTOCRAT | 8 | |||
| CARAT | 5 | |||
| CARROT | 6 | |||
| CARRYOUT | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| CART | 4 | |||
| CATARACT | 8 | |||
| CATTY | 5 | |||
| COACT | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| COACTOR | 7 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| COAT | 4 | |||
| COOT | 4 | |||
| COURT | 5 | |||
| CURATOR | 7 | |||
| CURT | 4 | |||
| CUTOUT | 6 | |||
| OATY | 4 | |||
| ORATOR | 6 | |||
| ORATORY | 7 | |||
| OUTCRY | 6 | |||
| OUTRO | 5 | |||
| RATATAT | 7 | |||
| RATTY | 5 | |||
| ROOT | 4 | |||
| ROTARY | 6 | |||
| ROTATOR | 7 | |||
| ROTATORY | 8 | |||
| ROTOR | 5 | |||
| ROUT | 4 | |||
| RUTTY | 5 | |||
| TACO | 4 | |||
| TACT | 4 | |||
| TARO | 4 | |||
| TAROT | 5 | |||
| TARRY | 5 | |||
| TART | 4 | |||
| TARTAR | 6 | |||
| TATTOO | 6 | |||
| TATTY | 5 | |||
| TAUT | 4 | |||
| TOCCATA | 7 | |||
| TOOT | 4 | |||
| TORO | 4 | |||
| TORT | 4 | |||
| TOUR | 4 | |||
| TOUT | 4 | |||
| TRACT | 5 | |||
| TRACTOR | 7 | |||
| TRAY | 4 | |||
| TROT | 4 | |||
| TROUT | 5 | |||
| TROY | 4 | |||
| TRYOUT | 6 | |||
| TUTOR | 5 | |||
| TUTU | 4 | |||
| TYRO | 4 | |||
| YURT | 4 |