NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Longest word
deepening
9 letters
Top scorer
expending
16 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
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
D
1
–
3
1
2
2
9
E
1
–
1
–
1
1
4
N
–
–
1
2
–
–
3
P
8
4
14
8
1
–
35
Σ
10
4
19
11
4
3
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 7di 2
E
ep 1ex 3
N
ni 3
P
pe 16pi 19
All 51 answers
287 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deep1
deepen6
deepened8
deepening9
depend6
depended8
depending9
dipped6
dipping7
epee1
expend6
expended8
★expendingpangram16
ninepin7
nipped6
nipping7
peed1
peeing6
peen1
peep1
peeped6
peeping7
pegged6
pegging7
pend1
pended6
pending7
penne5
penned6
penning7
pepped6
pepping7
pidgin6
pied1
pigged6
pigging7
pigpen6
pine1
pined5
ping1
pinged6
pinging7
pining6
pinned6
pinning7
pinniped8
pipe1
piped5
piping6
pippin6
pixie5