October 14, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 14, 2021

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 14, 2021 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words60
Max Points339
Pangrams2
Genius237

4 letter answers 15 words

ANTEAUNTAXEDDATADATEDEADDEANNAANNADANANANEATTAUTTAXATEATTUNA

5 letter answers 8 words

ADDEDANNEXANTEDDATEDDAUNTEATENTAUNTTAXED

6 letter answers 13 words

ADDENDATTENDATTUNEDEADENENNEADEXTANTNATANTNEATENTANNEDTATTEDTAUTENTENANTUNDEAD

7 letter answers 10 words

ADDENDAANDANTEANNEXEDANTENNAATTUNEDDAUNTEDTAUNTEDUNDATEDUNEATENUNTAXED

8 letter answers 7 words

ANTEDATEANTENNAEATTENDEDATTENDEEDEADENEDNEATENEDTAUTENED

9 letter answers 4 words

ANTEDATEDATTENDANTATTENUATEEXTENUATE

10 letter answers 3 words

ATTENUATEDEXTENUATEDUNATTENDED

Common questions

How many answers in the October 14, 2021 Spelling Bee?

60 valid answers worth 339 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 237 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are EXTENUATED, UNTAXED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is A. 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.