September 11, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 11, 2021

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 11, 2021 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words42
Max Points223
Pangrams2
Genius156

4 letter answers 13 words

GILLGLOWHILLHOWLLIONLOGOLOINLOLLLONGLOONOLIOWILLWOOL

5 letter answers 3 words

IGLOOLINGOLOGIN

6 letter answers 10 words

GIGOLOGOOGOLHOLINGHOLLOWLININGLOWINGOGLINGOILINGOOLONGWILLOW

7 letter answers 9 words

GILLINGGLOWINGHILLINGHOWLINGLOGGINGLOLLINGLONGINGWHILINGWILLING

8 letter answers 5 words

GIGGLINGGOGGLINGGOOGLINGNIGGLINGWIGGLING

9 letter answers 2 words

HOLLOWINGNONILLION

Common questions

How many answers in the September 11, 2021 Spelling Bee?

42 valid answers worth 223 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 156 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are HOLLOWING, HOWLING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is L. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.