NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
metalhead
16 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
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
D
–
1
–
–
1
–
1
3
H
14
4
14
–
1
–
–
33
L
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
4
M
2
–
–
1
1
1
–
5
T
3
3
2
1
–
–
1
10
Σ
21
10
18
3
3
1
2
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ah 2at 1
D
de 3
H
ha 13he 20
L
la 3le 1
M
ma 2me 3
T
te 4th 6
All 58 answers
260 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ahead5
ahem1
athlete7
deadhead8
deadheaded10
death5
halal5
hale1
hall1
halt1
halted6
hamate6
hamlet6
hammed6
hate1
hated5
hath1
hatha5
hatted6
head1
headed6
heal1
healed6
health6
heat1
heated6
heath5
heed1
heeded6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
helm1
helmed6
helmet6
helmeted8
heme1
hemmed6
lath1
lathe5
lathed6
lethal6
mahatma7
math1
meathead8
★metalheadpangram16
meth1
teeth5
teethe6
teethed7
telehealth10
that1
thee1
them1
theme5
themed6
theta5