NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 9, 2021
Longest word
eggplant
8 letters
Top scorer
eggplant
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
Σ
A
1
8
1
–
–
10
E
–
1
2
1
2
6
G
14
2
3
3
1
23
L
–
1
1
–
–
2
N
–
–
1
–
–
1
P
2
1
–
1
1
5
T
1
–
1
2
–
4
Σ
18
13
9
7
4
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 4al 4an 2
E
ea 2eg 1el 1en 2
G
ga 13ge 6gl 3gn 1
L
le 2
N
ne 1
P
pa 4pl 1
T
ta 3te 1
All 51 answers
232 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agape5
agate5
agent5
aglet5
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
angel5
angle5
eagle5
eaglet6
★eggplantpangram15
elegant7
engage6
entangle8
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
galangal8
gale1
galena6
galette7
gall1
gallant7
gang1
gape1
gate1
gelee5
gelt1
gene1
gent1
genteel7
gentle6
glean5
glee1
glen1
gnat1
legal5
legate6
negate6
pagan5
page1
pageant7
pang1
★plangentpangram15
tang1
tangent7
tangle6
teenage7