NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 15, 2021
Longest word
anarchic
8 letters
Top scorer
arachnid
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
1
–
–
1
2
4
C
6
6
1
–
–
13
D
–
1
–
–
–
1
H
4
–
–
–
1
5
I
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
13
8
1
1
3
26
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 1ar 3
C
ch 12ci 1
D
da 1
H
ha 4hi 1
I
in 1
R
ra 1ri 1
All 26 answers
97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anarchic8
★arachnidpangram15
arch1
archaic7
chad1
chai1
chain5
chair5
char1
chard5
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chin1
china5
cinch5
dacha5
hair1
hand1
hard1
harridan8
hind1
inch1
ranch5
rich1