NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 25, 2021
Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
intimacy
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
A
1
3
1
1
–
–
6
C
2
2
–
3
–
–
7
I
1
–
2
1
1
–
5
M
2
2
–
–
1
–
5
N
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
T
3
6
4
1
–
1
15
Σ
9
14
8
6
2
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 1an 2at 3
C
ca 6ci 1
I
in 4it 1
M
ma 2mi 3
N
na 2
T
ta 9ti 6
All 40 answers
201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★amity5
anti1
antic5
attain6
attaint7
attic5
cacti5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
catmint7
catty5
city1
inanity7
incant6
intact6
★intimacypangram15
itty1
maintain8
manta5
mint1
minty5
mitt1
natant6
natty5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
tatami6
tatty5
tinct5
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
titan5
titanic7