NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 16, 2024
Longest word
chiefly
7 letters
Top scorer
chiefly
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
C
2
5
6
1
14
E
1
–
–
–
1
F
5
2
2
–
9
H
3
1
–
–
4
I
1
1
1
–
3
L
4
1
1
–
6
Y
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
17
10
10
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 2ch 6ci 1cl 3cy 2
E
ee 1
F
fe 2fi 4fl 3
H
he 2hi 2
I
ic 2il 1
L
le 2li 3ly 1
Y
ye 1
All 38 answers
141 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
celli5
chicle6
chicly6
★chieflypangram14
chili5
chill5
chilly6
cicely6
clef1
cliche6
cliff5
cycle5
cyclic6
eely1
feel1
fell1
filch5
file1
fill1
filly5
flee1
fleece6
fleecy6
heel1
hell1
hill1
hilly5
icicle6
icily5
illy1
lech1
leech5
lice1
life1
lily1
lychee6
yell1