NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 9, 2021
Longest word
cacophony
9 letters
Top scorer
cacophony
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
2
3
1
–
–
–
6
C
6
7
5
–
–
1
19
H
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
3
6
1
–
–
–
10
Y
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
15
20
9
0
0
1
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ah 1an 4
C
ca 8ch 2co 9
H
ho 4hy 1
N
na 1no 1
O
op 1
P
ph 2po 8
Y
ya 1yo 1
All 45 answers
185 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★achoo5
ahoy1
ancho5
annoy5
anon1
anyhoo6
cacao5
★cacophonypangram16
cannon6
canon5
canopy6
canyon6
capo1
capon5
chop1
choppy6
coach5
coca1
cocoa5
cocoon6
coho1
conch5
coop1
copay5
copy1
honcho6
hooch5
hoop1
hoppy5
hypo1
nacho5
noon1
opah1
phono5
phony5
poach5
poncho6
pony1
pooch5
pooh1
poop1
poppa5
poppy5
yahoo5
yoohoo6