NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Longest word
idiomatic
9 letters
Top scorer
idiomatic
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
5
2
4
–
–
–
11
C
7
6
1
–
–
–
14
D
1
1
4
–
2
–
8
I
2
–
–
–
–
1
3
M
5
3
–
1
–
1
10
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
3
1
5
1
–
–
10
Σ
23
14
14
2
2
2
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ad 2am 2at 3
C
ca 4ci 2co 8
D
da 2di 5do 1
I
id 1im 1io 1
M
ma 7mi 1mo 2
O
oc 1
T
ta 6to 4
All 57 answers
239 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
addict6
admit5
amid1
ammo1
atom1
atomic6
attic5
cacao5
cacti5
cami1
camo1
ciao1
cicada6
coact5
coat1
coati5
coca1
cocoa5
coda1
coma1
comma5
dammit6
data1
diatom6
★diatomicpangram15
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
doodad6
★idiomaticpangram16
imam1
iota1
macadam7
macadamia9
madam5
maid1
maim1
mama1
mamma5
mica1
moat1
momma5
octad5
tacit5
taco1
tact1
tactic6
tatami6
tattoo6
toad1
toccata7
tomato6
tomcat6