NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 23, 2021
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
pinheaded
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
6
2
2
1
–
–
13
D
2
–
3
1
2
–
2
10
E
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
3
1
4
2
1
–
–
11
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
5
1
1
1
–
–
–
8
P
4
3
5
1
–
1
–
14
Σ
17
12
16
7
4
1
2
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 4ah 1ai 2ap 6
D
da 2de 8
E
en 1
H
ha 4he 7
I
id 1in 1
N
na 7ne 1
P
pa 11pe 1pi 2
All 59 answers
304 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★added5
addend6
addenda7
adenine7
ahead5
aide1
aided5
aped1
aphid5
apian5
apnea5
append6
appended8
daphne6
dapped6
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deadhead8
deadheaded10
deadpan7
deadpanned10
dean1
ennead6
hand1
handed6
happen6
happened8
head1
headed6
★headpinpangram14
heap1
heaped6
henna5
hennaed7
idea1
inane5
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nana1
nannied7
nape1
napped6
neap1
padded6
paean5
paid1
pain1
pained6
panda5
pane1
paned5
panini6
panned6
papa1
peahen6
★pinheadpangram14
★pinheadedpangram16