NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
doornail
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
A
3
2
–
2
–
–
7
D
3
5
1
–
1
–
10
I
2
–
4
–
–
–
6
L
7
1
–
1
–
–
9
N
2
2
–
–
–
1
5
O
1
1
1
1
–
–
4
R
8
2
2
–
1
–
13
Σ
26
13
8
4
2
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1an 3ar 3
D
di 6do 1dr 3
I
id 1in 4ir 1
L
la 5li 3lo 1
N
na 3no 2
O
ol 1on 1or 2
R
ra 9ri 3ro 1
All 54 answers
206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aioli5
andiron7
android7
anion5
aria1
arid1
aril1
dial1
dildo5
dill1
dinar5
dino1
dirndl6
★doornailpangram15
drain5
drill5
droid5
idol1
indoor6
inlaid6
inland6
inroad6
iron1
laid1
lain1
lair1
lanai5
lanolin7
liar1
lion1
lira1
loin1
nadir5
naiad5
nail1
noir1
nonillion9
olio1
onion5
ordain6
★ordinalpangram14
radial6
radian6
radii5
radio5
raid1
rail1
railroad8
rain1
rani1
rial1
rill1
rind1
roil1