NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 4, 2021
Longest word
immediacy
9 letters
Top scorer
immediacy
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
4
3
2
–
2
–
11
C
1
–
2
1
–
–
4
D
3
3
4
2
–
–
12
E
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
I
3
–
–
–
–
1
4
M
6
4
2
–
–
1
13
Σ
17
10
11
3
2
2
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 7ai 3am 1
C
ca 3ci 1
D
de 5di 7
E
ed 1
I
ic 1id 1im 2
M
ma 4me 2mi 7
All 45 answers
195 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
academia8
academic8
acai1
acid1
acidic6
acidy5
aide1
aided5
aimed5
amid1
caddie6
caddied7
cami1
cicada6
decide6
decided7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
diadem6
dice1
diced5
dicey5
died1
dime1
dimmed6
eddied6
iced1
idea1
imam1
★immediacypangram16
macadamia9
maid1
maim1
maimed6
media5
medic5
mica1
mice1
midday6
midi1
mime1
mimed5
mimic5