NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 31, 2021
Longest word
zirconia
8 letters
Top scorer
zirconia
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
A
1
2
2
–
–
5
C
2
5
5
2
–
14
I
2
1
2
–
–
5
N
5
1
1
–
–
7
O
–
1
–
1
–
2
R
3
1
1
1
–
6
Z
1
–
2
–
1
4
Σ
14
11
13
4
1
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1an 2ar 2
C
ca 6co 5cr 2cz 1
I
ic 2io 1ir 2
N
na 4ni 1no 2
O
oc 1on 1
R
ra 4ri 1ro 1
Z
zi 4
All 43 answers
190 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acorn5
anion5
anon1
arcana6
arnica6
cairn5
cancan6
canna5
cannon6
canon5
carrion7
cocoon6
coin1
conic5
corn1
corona6
crania6
croon5
czarina7
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
iron1
ironic6
naan1
nana1
narc1
narco5
niacin6
noir1
noon1
ocarina7
onion5
raccoon7
rain1
rancor6
rani1
ricin5
roan1
zinc1
zinnia6
zircon6
★zirconiapangram15