NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 9, 2023
Longest word
monomaniac
10 letters
Top scorer
companion
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word
Words by length
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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
A
2
3
–
2
–
–
–
7
C
8
9
3
2
2
1
–
25
I
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
M
3
1
2
–
–
1
1
8
N
1
–
1
–
–
–
1
3
O
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
P
2
2
2
1
–
1
–
8
Σ
17
17
9
6
2
3
2
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 4an 3
C
ca 9ci 3co 13
I
ic 2io 1
M
ma 1mi 1mo 6
N
ni 1no 2
O
on 1op 1
P
pi 2po 6
All 56 answers
268 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★amino5
ammo1
ammonia7
amnio5
anion5
anionic7
anon1
cacao5
camo1
campo5
cannon6
canon5
canonic7
canopic7
capo1
capon5
ciao1
cinnamon8
cioppino8
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
cocoon6
coin1
coma1
comic5
comma5
common6
comp1
★companionpangram16
conic5
coop1
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
mammon6
minion6
moan1
momma5
mono1
monomania9
monomaniac10
moon1
nincompoop10
noncom6
noon1
onion5
opinion7
piano5
pinion6
poinciana9
pomp1
pompano7
pompom6
poop1
poppa5