September 8, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 8, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 8, 2021 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words58
Max Points315
Pangrams2
Genius221
4 letter answers 18 words
CENTCITECONECOTEJETENENENEONNICENINENITENONENOTEONCETEENTENTTINETONETOTE
5 letter answers 9 words
EJECTINNIENIECENONCENONETOCTETTENETTENONTONNE
6 letter answers 10 words
COOTIEENJOINENTICEINCITEINJECTINTENTINTONENEOCONNOTICETOONIE
7 letter answers 7 words
CONCEITCONNECTCONNOTECONTENTECOTONEENTENTETONTINE
8 letter answers 5 words
EJECTIONINNOCENTNICOTINENINETEENTECTONIC
9 letter answers 4 words
CONTINENTINJECTIONINNOCENCEINTENTION
10 letter answers 3 words
CONNECTIONCONTENTIONCONTINENCE
11 letter answers 1 word
INCONTINENT
12 letter answers 1 word
INCONTINENCE
Common questions
How many answers in the September 8, 2021 Spelling Bee?
58 valid answers worth 315 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 221 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are EJECTION, INJECTION. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is E. 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.