NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Longest word
plaintiff
9 letters
Top scorer
plaintiff
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
–
–
3
F
9
5
3
1
1
–
19
I
–
–
2
–
–
–
2
L
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
1
1
–
1
–
1
4
T
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
13
6
6
4
1
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1al 1an 1
F
fa 5fi 6fl 8
I
in 2
L
li 1
N
na 1
P
pf 1pi 2pl 1
T
ti 1
All 31 answers
138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affiant7
alfalfa7
antifa6
fail1
faint5
fall1
fantail7
fatal5
fiat1
filial6
fill1
fillip6
final5
finial6
flail5
flan1
flap1
flat1
flint5
flip1
★flippantpangram15
flit1
infant6
infill6
lift1
naif1
pfft1
pilaf5
pitfall7
★plaintiffpangram16
tiff1