NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 17, 2021
Longest word
undetected
10 letters
Top scorer
inducted
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
C
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
D
4
3
5
3
1
–
–
16
E
–
4
2
–
–
–
–
6
I
–
–
3
1
3
–
–
7
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
2
4
1
–
–
–
–
7
U
1
5
3
1
2
1
2
15
Σ
10
18
14
5
6
1
2
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cu 3
D
de 7du 9
E
ed 2en 3et 1
I
in 7
N
nu 2
T
tu 7
U
un 15
All 56 answers
310 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cued1
cute1
cutie5
deduce6
deduced7
deduct6
deducted8
denude6
denuded7
deuce5
duct1
ducted6
dude1
duded5
duet1
duetted7
dunce5
dune1
dunned6
educe5
educed6
endue5
endued6
ennui5
etude5
induce6
induced7
induct6
★inductedpangram15
★inducteepangram15
intuit6
intuited8
nude1
nudie5
tune1
tuned5
tunic5
tutee5
tutted6
tutti5
tutu1
uncut5
undecided9
undetected10
undid5
undue5
unedited8
unintended10
unit1
unite5
united6
unneeded8
untie5
untied6
untune6
untuned7