NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 3, 2021
Longest word
dandified
9 letters
Top scorer
deafening
16 points
Starting letters
5 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
–
5
2
4
5
17
E
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
F
8
5
7
5
1
–
26
G
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
11
6
12
8
5
5
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
da 1de 15di 1
E
ed 1
F
fa 7fe 8fi 11
G
ga 2
N
na 1
All 47 answers
268 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dandified9
deaf1
deafen6
deafened8
★deafeningpangram16
defang6
defanged8
★defangingpangram16
defend6
defended8
defending9
defied6
define6
defined7
defining8
deified7
dignified9
edified7
fade1
faded5
fading6
fang1
fanged6
fanned6
fanning7
feed1
feeding7
feign5
feigned7
feigning8
fend1
fended6
fending7
fief1
fiend5
fife1
fifed5
fifing6
find1
finding7
fine1
fined5
fining6
finned6
gaff1
gaffe5
naif1