NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 4, 2021
Longest word
conjoining
10 letters
Top scorer
jouncing
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
Σ
C
1
2
2
4
–
1
1
11
G
2
1
–
3
–
–
–
6
I
1
2
2
–
–
–
–
5
J
2
3
–
5
1
–
–
11
N
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
O
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
8
10
5
13
1
1
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 9cu 2
G
gi 1go 4gu 1
I
ic 3in 1io 1
J
ji 4jo 4ju 3
N
no 3
O
on 2
U
un 1
All 39 answers
213 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cocoon6
cocooning9
coin1
coining7
conic5
conjoin7
conjoining10
conning7
cooing6
cuing5
cunning7
ginning7
going5
gong1
goon1
gouging7
gunning7
icing5
icon1
iconic6
inning6
ionic5
jigging7
jingo5
jinn1
jinni5
jogging7
join1
joining7
★jouncingpangram15
jugging7
juicing7
junco5
noggin6
noon1
noun1
ongoing7
onion5
union5