NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 5, 2021
Longest word
beatific
8 letters
Top scorer
beatific
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
Σ
A
1
1
2
1
–
5
B
7
1
–
–
1
9
C
2
–
1
–
–
3
E
–
–
3
–
–
3
F
8
1
–
–
–
9
T
1
1
1
1
–
4
Σ
19
4
7
2
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ac 2af 1
B
ba 2be 6bi 1
C
ca 2ci 1
E
ef 3
F
fa 3fe 4fi 2
T
ta 2te 1ti 1
All 33 answers
110 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abate5
abet1
acetate7
acetic6
affect6
babe1
bate1
beat1
★beatificpangram15
beef1
beet1
befit5
beta1
bite1
cabbie6
cafe1
cite1
efface6
effect6
effete6
face1
facet5
fate1
feat1
feet1
feta1
fete1
fief1
fife1
tacet5
taffeta7
teat1
tibiae6