NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Longest word
effectuate
10 letters
Top scorer
effectual
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
C
4
1
–
–
–
–
–
5
E
–
–
3
–
–
1
1
5
F
17
9
4
4
–
1
–
35
L
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
T
1
–
1
2
–
–
–
4
Σ
24
10
9
8
0
2
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1al 1
C
ca 2cl 2cu 1
E
ef 5
F
fa 11fe 12fl 10fu 2
L
le 3
T
ta 2tu 2
All 54 answers
226 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affect6
alfalfa7
cafe1
calf1
clef1
cleft5
cuff1
efface6
effect6
★effectualpangram16
effectuate10
effete6
face1
facet5
fact1
factual7
falafel7
fall1
fatal5
fate1
fateful7
faucet6
fault5
feat1
fecal5
feel1
feet1
fell1
fella5
fellate7
felt1
feta1
fetal5
fete1
fettle6
flat1
flauta6
flea1
flee1
fleece6
fleet5
★fluctuatepangram16
flue1
fluff5
flute5
fuel1
full1
leaf1
leaflet7
left1
tactful7
taffeta7
tuffet6
tuft1