NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Longest word
didactic
8 letters
Top scorer
wildcat
14 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
3
1
–
–
5
C
–
1
–
2
–
3
D
1
1
1
–
1
4
I
–
–
1
1
–
2
L
1
1
1
–
–
3
T
8
3
2
–
1
14
W
3
–
–
1
–
4
Σ
14
9
6
4
2
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1al 1at 2aw 1
C
ca 3
D
da 1di 3
I
il 1it 1
L
la 1li 2
T
ta 8ti 3tw 3
W
wa 2wi 2
All 35 answers
146 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addict6
alit1
atilt5
attic5
await5
cacti5
catcall7
cattail7
data1
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
illicit7
italic6
lactic6
licit5
lilt1
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tail1
talc1
tali1
tall1
tidal5
till1
tilt1
twilit6
twill5
twit1
wait1
watt1
★wildcatpangram14
wilt1