NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 28, 2023
Longest word
unhinging
9 letters
Top scorer
whupping
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
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
G
–
–
–
3
–
–
3
H
1
–
–
2
–
–
3
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
P
1
1
3
4
–
–
9
U
–
2
1
–
–
2
5
W
2
–
2
4
3
–
11
Σ
5
3
7
14
3
2
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 2gu 1
H
hi 2hu 1
I
in 1
N
ni 2
P
pi 8pu 1
U
un 4up 1
W
wh 5wi 6
All 34 answers
209 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★gigging7
ginning7
gunning7
high1
hinging7
hugging7
inning6
nigh1
nipping7
pigging7
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
pinup5
piping6
pippin6
punning7
unhinging9
unhip5
unpin5
unpinning9
upping6
whinging8
whining7
whip1
whipping8
★whuppingpangram15
wigging7
wing1
winging7
wining6
winning7
wiping6