NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 6, 2021
Longest word
hyphenate
9 letters
Top scorer
hyphenate
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
A
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
2
1
2
1
–
1
7
N
2
–
–
–
1
–
3
P
10
10
3
2
1
–
26
T
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
14
7
3
2
1
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 2
E
ep 1
H
ha 2he 2hy 3
N
na 1ne 2
P
pa 13pe 12ph 1
T
ta 2te 2ty 1
Y
ya 1
All 45 answers
183 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apathy6
apnea5
epee1
happen6
happy5
heap1
heptane7
hype1
hyphen6
★hyphenatepangram16
nape1
neap1
nepenthe8
paean5
pane1
pant1
panty5
papa1
papaya6
pappy5
pate1
patent6
patentee8
path1
patty5
payee5
peahen6
peat1
peaty5
peen1
peep1
pennant7
penne5
penny5
pent1
pentane7
peppy5
petty5
phat1
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
tepee5
type1
yappy5