September 8, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 8, 2024

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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, 2024 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words66
Max Points389
Pangrams3
Genius272

4 letter answers 14 words

GHEEHEWNHIGHHINTNIGHTHEETHENTHINWHEEWHENWHETWHEWWHITWITH

5 letter answers 17 words

EIGHTHENGEHINGENEIGHNIGHTNINTHTEETHTENTHTHIGHTHINETHINGTIGHTTITHEWEIGHWHINEWHITEWIGHT

6 letter answers 9 words

EIGHTHHEIGHTHEINIEHEWINGTEETHEWEIGHTWHINGEWHITENWITHIN

7 letter answers 8 words

HINGINGHINTINGHITTINGNIGHTIETIGHTENTITHINGWHININGWHITING

8 letter answers 8 words

EIGHTEENHEIGHTENNEIGHINGTEETHINGTHINNINGWEIGHINGWHETTINGWHINGING

9 letter answers 6 words

EIGHTIETHNINETIETHTWENTIETHWEIGHTINGWHINGEINGWHITENING

10 letter answers 3 words

EIGHTEENTHNINETEENTHTIGHTENING

11 letter answers 1 word

HEIGHTENING

Common questions

How many answers in the September 8, 2024 Spelling Bee?

66 valid answers worth 389 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 272 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are WEIGHTING, WHETTING, WHITENING. 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.