NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 11, 2021
Longest word
hollowing
9 letters
Top scorer
hollowing
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
9
Σ
G
2
–
2
2
3
–
9
H
2
–
2
2
–
1
7
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
6
2
2
3
–
–
13
N
–
–
–
–
1
1
2
O
1
–
3
–
–
–
4
W
2
–
1
2
1
–
6
Σ
13
3
10
9
5
2
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 4gl 2go 3
H
hi 2ho 5
I
ig 1
L
li 3lo 10
N
ni 1no 1
O
og 1oi 1ol 1oo 1
W
wh 1wi 4wo 1
All 42 answers
223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★giggling8
gigolo6
gill1
gilling7
glow1
glowing7
goggling8
googling8
googol6
hill1
hilling7
holing6
hollow6
★hollowingpangram16
howl1
★howlingpangram14
igloo5
lingo5
lining6
lion1
logging7
login5
logo1
loin1
loll1
lolling7
long1
longing7
loon1
lowing6
niggling8
nonillion9
ogling6
oiling6
olio1
oolong6
whiling7
wiggling8
will1
willing7
willow6
wool1