NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 18, 2021
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
channeled
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
9
10
Σ
A
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
C
1
1
3
4
1
1
–
11
D
–
1
–
–
1
1
1
4
E
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
3
H
9
3
6
2
3
–
–
23
L
1
2
–
2
–
–
–
5
Σ
13
9
9
9
6
2
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ah 1
C
ca 2ch 7cl 2
D
da 2de 2
E
ea 1en 2
H
ha 8he 15
L
le 5
All 49 answers
265 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
ached5
ahead5
cache5
cached6
chad1
challah7
chance6
chanced7
chancel7
channel7
★channeledpangram16
clench6
clenched8
dacha5
★dancehallpangram16
deadhead8
deadheaded10
each1
enhance7
enhanced8
halal5
hale1
hall1
hand1
handed6
handheld8
handle6
handled7
head1
headache8
headed6
headland8
heal1
healed6
heed1
heeded6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
hence5
henna5
hennaed7
leach5
leached7
lech1
leech5
leeched7