September 8, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 8, 2021

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

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.