October 10, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 10, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 10, 2021 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words66
Max Points266
Pangrams2
Genius186
4 letter answers 30 words
ALITARIAARILGAITGILLGILTGIRLGIRTGLIAGRITIOTALAIRLIARLILTLIRAOLIORAILRIALRILLRIOTROILROTITAILTALITILLTILTTOILTORITRIGTRIO
5 letter answers 19 words
AGITAAIOLIATILTATRIAGLIALGRAILGRILLGRIOTIGLOORAITARATIORIGORTAIGATIARATORIITRAILTRAITTRIALTRILL
6 letter answers 4 words
ATRIALGIGOLOLARIATTAILOR
7 letter answers 4 words
GORILLAOTALGIARATTAILTRAITOR
8 letter answers 6 words
AGITATORATTAGIRLLITTORALORATORIOROTOTILLTORTILLA
9 letter answers 3 words
ALLIGATORLITIGATORTRATTORIA
Common questions
How many answers in the October 10, 2021 Spelling Bee?
66 valid answers worth 266 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 186 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ALLIGATOR, LITIGATOR. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.