NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Longest word
upbringing
10 letters
Top scorer
upbringing
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
10
Σ
B
6
2
–
4
1
–
–
13
G
4
–
–
1
3
–
–
8
I
–
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
2
–
–
3
–
–
–
5
R
3
1
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7
–
–
–
11
U
–
1
1
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–
1
1
4
Σ
15
5
2
16
5
1
1
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
br 6bu 7
G
gr 7gu 1
I
in 3
N
ni 1
P
pr 2pu 3
R
ri 5ru 6
U
un 2up 1ur 1
All 45 answers
237 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bribing7
brig1
bring5
bringing8
brining7
bruin5
burb1
burg1
burn1
burning7
burp1
★burpingpangram14
burr1
grin1
grinning8
grip1
griping7
gripping8
grub1
grubbing8
guru1
inuring7
inurn5
inurning8
nigiri6
prig1
pruning7
purging7
purr1
purring7
ribbing7
rigging7
ring1
ringing7
ripping7
rubbing7
ruin1
ruing5
ruining7
rung1
running7
unrig5
unrigging9
★upbringingpangram17
urging6