September 18, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 18, 2021
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.