NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 30, 2021
Longest word
belittlement
12 letters
Top scorer
belittlement
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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.
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Σ
B
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E
1
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I
1
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1
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L
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M
13
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N
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T
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Σ
20
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 2
E
el 1em 3en 1
I
im 2it 1
L
li 6
M
me 7mi 12
N
ni 2
T
te 2ti 2
All 41 answers
172 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★belittlementpangram19
bellmen7
element7
emblem6
eminent7
emit1
entitlement11
imbibe6
imminent8
item1
limb1
lime1
limit5
limn1
linemen7
liniment8
meet1
melee5
melt1
meme1
mentee6
mete1
mettle6
mien1
mile1
mill1
millet6
mime1
mine1
mini1
minim5
mint1
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
nimbi5
nimble6
teem1
tenement8
time1
timeline8