Spelling Bee August 4, 2021 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: O
Puzzle stats
Total words
40
Total points
167
Pangrams
2
Genius score
116
Center letter
O
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- LIKELIHOOD
- LIKELIHOOD
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
3 pts
2%
Moving Up
8 pts
5%
Good
13 pts
8%
Solid
25 pts
15%
Nice
41 pts
25%
Great
66 pts
40%
Amazing
83 pts
50%
Genius
116 pts
70%
Queen Bee
167 pts
100%
All accepted words
- dildo
- diode
- dodo
- dole
- doled
- doll
- dolled
- dollied
- doodle
- doodled
- hellhole
- hello
- hoed
- hoke
- hold
- hole
- holed
- hood
- hooded
- hoodie
- hoodoo
- hook
- hooked
- idol
- kiddo
- kilo
- kohl
- kook
- likelihood
- likelihood
- lode
- loll
- lolled
- look
- looked
- oiled
- oldie
- oleo
- olio
- ollie
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, August 4, 2021 uses the seven letters D, E, H, I, K, L, O, with O as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 40 accepted words for a total of 167 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 116 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.