October 17, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 17, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 17, 2021 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words56
Max Points310
Pangrams2
Genius217
4 letter answers 10 words
CUEDCUTEDUCTDUDEDUETDUNENUDETUNETUTUUNIT
5 letter answers 18 words
CUTIEDEUCEDUDEDDUNCEEDUCEENDUEENNUIETUDENUDIETUNEDTUNICTUTEETUTTIUNCUTUNDIDUNDUEUNITEUNTIE
6 letter answers 14 words
DEDUCEDEDUCTDENUDEDUCTEDDUNNEDEDUCEDENDUEDINDUCEINDUCTINTUITTUTTEDUNITEDUNTIEDUNTUNE
7 letter answers 5 words
DEDUCEDDENUDEDDUETTEDINDUCEDUNTUNED
8 letter answers 6 words
DEDUCTEDINDUCTEDINDUCTEEINTUITEDUNEDITEDUNNEEDED
9 letter answers 1 word
UNDECIDED
10 letter answers 2 words
UNDETECTEDUNINTENDED
Common questions
How many answers in the October 17, 2021 Spelling Bee?
56 valid answers worth 310 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 217 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are INDUCTED, INDUCTEE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is U. 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.