September 18, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 18, 2021

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 18, 2021 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words49
Max Points265
Pangrams2
Genius186

4 letter answers 13 words

ACHECHADEACHHALEHALLHANDHEADHEALHEEDHEELHELDHELLLECH

5 letter answers 9 words

ACHEDAHEADCACHEDACHAHALALHENCEHENNALEACHLEECH

6 letter answers 9 words

CACHEDCHANCECLENCHHANDEDHANDLEHEADEDHEALEDHEEDEDHEELED

7 letter answers 9 words

CHALLAHCHANCEDCHANCELCHANNELENHANCEHANDLEDHENNAEDLEACHEDLEECHED

8 letter answers 6 words

CLENCHEDDEADHEADENHANCEDHANDHELDHEADACHEHEADLAND

9 letter answers 2 words

CHANNELEDDANCEHALL

10 letter answers 1 word

DEADHEADED

Common questions

How many answers in the September 18, 2021 Spelling Bee?

49 valid answers worth 265 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 186 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CHANNELED, DANCEHALL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is H. 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.