NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Longest word
emboldened
10 letters
Top scorer
emboldened
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
B
5
3
4
2
–
–
–
14
D
1
2
2
1
–
–
–
6
E
1
2
–
2
2
–
1
8
L
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
M
3
2
2
–
1
–
–
8
N
8
1
4
2
1
–
–
16
O
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
22
13
12
7
4
0
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 3bl 4bo 7
D
de 3do 3
E
eb 1em 4en 3
L
le 2lo 2
M
me 4mo 4
N
ne 6no 10
O
od 1ol 1om 1
All 59 answers
264 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★been1
bellmen7
bend1
blend5
blended7
blond5
blonde6
bonbon6
bond1
bonded6
bone1
boned5
bonobo6
boon1
debone6
deboned7
demon5
done1
donee5
donned6
ebon1
★emboldenpangram15
★emboldenedpangram17
emend5
emended7
ended5
ennoble7
ennobled8
lemon5
lend1
lone1
loon1
melodeon8
melon5
mend1
mended6
mondo5
mono1
moon1
mooned6
need1
needed6
needle6
needled7
nene1
neon1
noble5
noblemen8
nodded6
node1
noel1
none1
noob1
noodle6
noodled7
noon1
odeon5
olden5
omen1