NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Longest word
domiciled
9 letters
Top scorer
domiciled
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
9
9
5
6
1
–
30
D
2
2
4
3
1
1
13
E
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
I
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
L
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
M
1
2
1
1
–
–
5
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
16
15
12
11
2
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 6cl 2co 22
D
de 8di 2do 3
E
ec 1em 2
I
ic 2
L
li 1lo 2
M
me 3mi 2
O
ol 1
All 57 answers
286 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
cell1
celled6
celli5
cello5
clime5
clod1
cocci5
coddle6
coddled7
code1
coded5
codicil7
coed1
coil1
coiled6
cold1
colic5
collide7
collided8
collie6
colloid7
come1
comedic7
comic5
commode7
cooed5
cool1
cooled6
decide6
decided7
deco1
decode6
decoded7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
dice1
diced5
docile6
★domicilepangram15
★domiciledpangram16
ecocide7
emcee5
emceed6
iced1
icicle6
lice1
loci1
loco1
medic5
medico6
★melodicpangram14
mice1
mimic5
oleic5