NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 19, 2021
Longest word
unneeded
8 letters
Top scorer
unzipped
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
Σ
D
3
2
2
1
–
8
E
–
2
1
–
–
3
N
1
1
–
–
–
2
P
–
1
1
–
–
2
U
–
7
–
1
4
12
Σ
4
13
4
2
4
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 2du 6
E
en 3
N
nu 2
P
pi 1pu 1
U
un 9up 3
All 27 answers
146 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★denude6
denuded7
dude1
duded5
dune1
dunned6
dupe1
duped5
endue5
endued6
ennui5
nude1
nudie5
pinup5
punned6
undid5
undue5
unneeded8
unpen5
unpenned8
unpin5
unpinned8
unzip5
★unzippedpangram15
upend5
upended7
upped5