NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 10, 2021
Longest word
complete
8 letters
Top scorer
complete
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
Σ
C
4
2
1
3
1
11
E
–
2
–
1
–
3
L
1
1
–
–
1
3
M
6
3
3
–
–
12
O
–
1
2
–
1
4
P
3
–
2
–
–
5
T
9
4
4
1
–
18
Σ
23
13
12
5
3
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 1co 10
E
el 2em 1
L
lo 3
M
me 4mo 8
O
oc 2om 2
P
pe 2pl 1po 2
T
te 9to 9
All 56 answers
226 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clot1
collect7
collet6
colt1
comet5
compete7
★completepangram15
compote7
coopt5
coot1
cote1
elect5
electee7
emote5
locomote8
loot1
lotto5
meet1
melt1
mete1
mettle6
molt1
moot1
moppet6
mote1
motel5
motet5
mottle6
motto5
ocelot6
octet5
omelet6
omelette8
pellet6
pelt1
plot1
poet1
poppet6
teem1
teepee6
telecom7
tell1
temp1
temple6
tempo5
tempt5
tepee5
toll1
tome1
tool1
toot1
tootle6
tope1
topple6
tote1
totem5