NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 14, 2021
Longest word
attenuated
10 letters
Top scorer
extenuated
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
3
3
3
5
4
3
1
22
D
4
2
1
1
1
–
–
9
E
–
1
2
–
–
1
1
5
N
4
–
2
–
1
–
–
7
T
4
2
4
1
1
–
–
12
U
–
–
1
3
–
–
1
5
Σ
15
8
13
10
7
4
3
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3an 9at 8au 1ax 1
D
da 5de 4
E
ea 1en 1ex 3
N
na 4ne 3
T
ta 9te 2tu 1
U
un 5
All 60 answers
339 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★added5
addend6
addenda7
andante7
annex5
annexed7
ante1
anted5
antedate8
antedated9
antenna7
antennae8
attend6
attendant9
attended8
attendee8
attenuate9
attenuated10
attune6
attuned7
aunt1
axed1
data1
date1
dated5
daunt5
daunted7
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
dean1
eaten5
ennead6
extant6
extenuate9
★extenuatedpangram17
naan1
nada1
nana1
natant6
neat1
neaten6
neatened8
tanned6
tatted6
taunt5
taunted7
taut1
tauten6
tautened8
taxa1
taxed5
teat1
tenant6
tuna1
unattended10
undated7
undead6
uneaten7
★untaxedpangram14