NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 12, 2021
Longest word
handbook
8 letters
Top scorer
handbook
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
A
1
1
–
1
–
3
B
7
–
6
–
–
13
D
1
–
1
–
–
2
H
4
–
4
–
1
9
K
3
1
–
–
–
4
N
3
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
19
3
11
1
1
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ad 1an 1
B
ba 2bo 11
D
do 2
H
ha 2ho 7
K
ka 1kn 1ko 2
N
na 1no 3
All 35 answers
122 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abandon7
adobo5
anon1
baboon6
baobab6
boba1
boho1
bonbon6
bond1
bonk1
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boohoo6
book1
boon1
dodo1
doodad6
haboob6
★handbookpangram15
hobnob6
hobo1
honk1
hood1
hoodoo6
hook1
hookah6
kabob5
knob1
koan1
kook1
nabob5
noob1
nook1
noon1