October 21, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 21, 2020

Margaret Chen Verified

Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 21, 2020 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words57
Max Points286
Pangrams3
Genius200

4 letter answers 16 words

CEDECELLCLODCODECOEDCOILCOLDCOMECOOLDECODICEICEDLICELOCILOCOMICE

5 letter answers 15 words

CEDEDCELLICELLOCLIMECOCCICODEDCOLICCOMICCOOEDDEICEDICEDEMCEEMEDICMIMICOLEIC

6 letter answers 12 words

CELLEDCODDLECOILEDCOLLIECOOLEDDECIDEDECODEDEICEDDOCILEEMCEEDICICLEMEDICO

7 letter answers 11 words

CODDLEDCODICILCOLLIDECOLLOIDCOMEDICCOMMODEDECIDEDDECODEDDEICIDEECOCIDEMELODIC

8 letter answers 2 words

COLLIDEDDOMICILE

9 letter answers 1 word

DOMICILED

Common questions

How many answers in the October 21, 2020 Spelling Bee?

57 valid answers worth 286 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 200 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are DOMICILE, DOMICILED, MELODIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is C. 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.