NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 16, 2021
Longest word
runaround
9 letters
Top scorer
aground
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
1
2
2
1
–
–
6
D
4
2
2
1
–
–
9
G
4
5
2
1
1
–
13
N
5
–
–
1
–
–
6
O
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
R
4
3
–
–
–
1
8
U
2
–
–
–
1
–
3
Σ
20
14
6
4
2
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ag 1an 2ar 2
D
da 2do 2dr 2du 3
G
ga 1go 5gr 6gu 1
N
na 3no 3
O
or 2
R
ra 3ro 3ru 2
U
ud 1un 2
All 47 answers
186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adorn5
★agroundpangram14
angora6
anon1
argon5
around6
dang1
darn1
dong1
donor5
dragon6
dragoon7
dugong6
dung1
dunno5
gang1
gonad5
gong1
gonna5
goon1
gorgon6
gran1
grand5
grandad7
granddad8
groan5
ground6
guano5
naan1
nada1
nana1
nonagon7
noon1
noun1
orang5
organ5
radon5
rand1
rang1
roan1
rondo5
round5
runaround9
rung1
udon1
undo1
unground8