NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 22, 2021
Longest word
dehumidified
12 letters
Top scorer
dehumidified
19 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
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
11
12
Σ
D
2
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2
1
–
–
–
–
1
6
E
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
F
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
H
2
1
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–
–
–
1
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4
M
3
1
2
1
–
1
–
–
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8
Σ
9
3
5
3
0
1
1
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 3di 3
E
ed 2
F
fi 3
H
hi 2hu 2
M
me 1mi 5mu 2
All 23 answers
120 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★defied6
★dehumidifiedpangram19
deified7
died1
dime1
dimmed6
eddied6
edified7
fief1
fife1
fifed5
hide1
hied1
humid5
★humidifiedpangram17
medium6
midi1
miff1
miffed6
mime1
mimed5
muddied7
mummified9