NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 13, 2026
Longest word
antioxidant
11 letters
Top scorer
antioxidant
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
11
Σ
A
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
12
D
2
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
3
N
4
1
3
–
1
–
–
–
9
O
1
1
–
1
–
1
–
–
4
T
2
4
1
–
1
–
–
–
8
Σ
13
7
8
2
4
2
3
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1an 9at 1ax 1
D
di 3do 1
I
in 3
N
na 6no 3
O
on 2ox 2
T
ta 4ti 2to 2
All 40 answers
222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addition8
anion5
annatto7
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
anoxia6
anti1
★antioxidantpangram18
antitoxin9
attain6
axon1
dino1
dint1
dioxin6
donation8
initiation10
into1
intonation10
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nana1
natant6
nation6
noon1
notation8
notion6
onion5
onto1
★oxidantpangram14
★oxidationpangram16
taint5
tannin6
taxation8
taxon5
tint1
titan5
toon1
toxin5