NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 8, 2021
Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
friction
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
Σ
C
6
4
5
2
1
–
3
21
F
4
1
1
1
1
–
–
8
I
4
2
2
–
–
–
–
8
N
2
1
1
–
–
–
1
5
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
R
4
1
2
–
–
–
–
7
T
8
3
2
2
–
–
–
15
Σ
29
13
13
5
2
0
4
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1co 17cr 3
F
fi 2fo 4fr 2
I
ic 2in 3io 1ir 2
N
ni 1no 4
O
on 2
R
ri 1ro 6
T
to 10tr 5
All 66 answers
270 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★citron6
cocci5
cocoon6
coffin6
coif1
coin1
coir1
concoct7
concoction10
confit6
confront8
conic5
contort7
contortion10
contrition10
coot1
corn1
cotton6
croc1
croci5
croon5
fiction7
finito6
foci1
font1
foot1
fort1
★frictionpangram15
front5
icon1
iconic6
info1
into1
intro5
ionic5
iron1
ironic6
nitro5
noir1
nonfiction10
noon1
notion6
onion5
onto1
riot1
rococo6
roof1
root1
roti1
rotini6
rotor5
tonic5
toon1
toot1
tori1
toric5
torii5
torn1
toro1
tort1
tortoni7
tricorn7
tricot6
trio1
triton6
trot1