NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 28, 2021
Longest word
ballboy
7 letters
Top scorer
movably
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
Σ
A
4
2
1
–
7
B
8
1
3
1
13
L
4
3
–
2
9
M
3
5
1
1
10
O
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
20
11
5
4
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2al 3am 2
B
ba 8bl 3bo 2
L
la 3ll 1lo 5
M
ma 7mo 3
O
ov 1
All 40 answers
140 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abloom6
ably1
allay5
alloy5
ally1
ammo1
amyl1
baba1
baby1
ball1
ballboy7
balm1
balmy5
bamboo6
baobab6
blab1
blabby6
blam1
boba1
bola1
lama1
lamb1
lava1
llama5
loam1
loamy5
lovably7
loyal5
loyally7
mall1
mama1
mamba5
mambo5
mamma5
mammal6
mayo1
momma5
moola5
★movablypangram14
oval1