NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 21, 2021
Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
validity
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
2
2
1
1
–
–
–
6
D
3
4
2
1
–
–
1
11
I
4
1
–
–
–
–
–
5
L
3
2
–
1
1
–
–
7
T
5
1
1
1
–
–
–
8
V
1
4
–
3
3
–
–
11
Σ
18
14
4
7
4
0
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1at 1av 4
D
da 3di 8
I
id 3il 1it 1
L
la 2li 5
T
ta 2ti 6
V
va 3vi 8
All 48 answers
210 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
atilt5
avail5
avid1
avidity7
avidly6
daily5
daylily7
daylit6
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
ditty5
diva1
divvy5
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
itty1
laid1
laity5
lilt1
lily1
livid5
lividity8
lividly7
tail1
tali1
tidal5
tidally7
tidily6
tidy1
till1
tilt1
valid5
★validitypangram15
validly7
vial1
villa5
vital5
vitality8
vitally7
vivid5
vividity8
vividly7