NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Longest word
coincidence
11 letters
Top scorer
conjoined
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
11
Σ
C
4
7
3
4
4
2
–
1
25
D
5
2
2
1
–
–
–
–
10
E
–
–
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
I
1
1
2
–
–
1
–
–
5
J
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
4
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
7
O
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
16
13
12
7
5
3
0
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 25
D
de 3di 2do 5
E
ec 1en 4
I
ic 2in 1io 2
J
jo 2
N
ne 2no 5
O
od 1on 2
All 57 answers
287 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cocci5
cocoon6
cocooned8
code1
coded5
codeine7
codon5
coed1
coin1
coincide8
coincided9
coincidence11
coined6
concede7
conceded8
condo5
condone7
condoned8
cone1
coned5
conic5
conjoin7
★conjoinedpangram16
conned6
cooed5
deco1
decode6
decoded7
dino1
diode5
dodo1
dojo1
done1
donee5
donned6
ecocide7
encode6
encoded7
enjoin6
enjoined8
icon1
iconic6
innocence9
iodine6
ionic5
join1
joined6
neocon6
neon1
nodded6
node1
nonce5
none1
noon1
odeon5
once1
onion5