NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 11, 2026
Longest word
chickadee
9 letters
Top scorer
chickadee
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
C
1
4
–
1
–
1
7
D
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
6
1
1
–
–
–
8
K
1
1
3
–
–
–
5
Σ
12
7
5
1
0
1
26
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ca 2ch 5
D
de 4di 1
E
ek 1
H
ha 4he 1hi 3
K
kh 1ki 4
All 26 answers
100 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cake1
caked5
check5
checked7
cheek5
chick5
★chickadeepangram16
deck1
decked6
deke1
deked5
dike1
eked1
hack1
hacked6
haka1
hake1
heck1
hick1
hike1
hiked5
khaki5
kick1
kicked6
kidded6
kiddie6