October 21, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 21, 2020
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.