NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 2, 2021
Longest word
clinching
9 letters
Top scorer
flinching
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
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
9
Σ
C
2
3
2
–
3
1
11
F
–
2
1
–
1
1
5
H
2
–
–
2
–
–
4
I
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
6
5
3
3
4
2
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 7ci 2cl 2
F
fi 3fl 2
H
hi 4
I
in 2
N
ni 1
All 23 answers
134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chic1
chichi6
chili5
chill5
chilling8
chin1
chinning8
cinch5
cinching8
clinch6
clinching9
filch5
★filchingpangram15
finch5
flinch6
★flinchingpangram16
high1
hill1
hilling7
hinging7
inch1
inching7
nigh1