NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
pavilion
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
–
6
–
–
–
–
6
L
4
1
–
1
1
–
7
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
O
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
P
3
3
4
3
2
–
15
V
3
3
1
2
1
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10
Σ
12
14
5
7
4
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1an 2ap 1av 2
L
la 3li 2lo 2
N
na 1no 1
O
ol 1on 1op 1
P
pa 6pi 6pl 1po 2
V
va 3vi 6vo 1
All 43 answers
209 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aioli5
anion5
anvil5
apian5
avail5
avian5
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lion1
lipo1
loin1
lollipop8
nail1
nonillion9
olio1
onion5
opinion7
pail1
pain1
panini6
papilla7
papillon8
★pavilionpangram15
piano5
pianola7
pill1
pillion7
pinion6
pippin6
plain5
polio5
poplin6
vain1
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
villa5
villain7
viol1
viola5
violin6
voila5