NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 16, 2021
Longest word
adamantly
9 letters
Top scorer
adamantly
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
A
–
1
–
1
–
1
3
D
3
3
–
–
–
–
6
L
2
–
–
–
1
–
3
M
–
2
3
1
–
–
6
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
6
6
3
2
1
1
19
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3
D
da 5dy 1
L
la 3
M
ma 6
N
na 1
All 19 answers
92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adamant7
★adamantlypangram16
adman5
daddy5
dally5
damn1
dandy5
data1
dyad1
lady1
land1
landlady8
madam5
madly5
madman6
malady6
mandala7
mayday6
nada1