October 21, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 21, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 21, 2022 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words59
Max Points381
Pangrams5
Genius267
4 letter answers 11 words
COVEDIVEDOVEEVENOVENVEINVENDVICEVIEDVINEVOID
5 letter answers 9 words
CIVICCOVENDIVEDIVIEDOVINEOVOIDVIDEOVIVIDVOICE
6 letter answers 15 words
DEVEINDEVICEDEVOIDDIVIDEDIVINEENDIVEENVIEDEVENEDEVINCENOVICEVEINEDVENDEDVOICEDVOIDEDVOODOO
7 letter answers 9 words
CONNIVECONVENEDECEIVEDIVIDEDDIVINEDDIVVIEDEVINCEDINVOICEVIDEOED
8 letter answers 9 words
CONCEIVECONNIVEDCONVENEDCONVINCEDECEIVEDDEVEINEDDIVIDENDEVIDENCEINVOICED
9 letter answers 3 words
CONCEIVEDCONVINCEDEVIDENCED
11 letter answers 1 word
CONVENIENCE
13 letter answers 1 word
INCONVENIENCE
14 letter answers 1 word
INCONVENIENCED
Common questions
How many answers in the October 21, 2022 Spelling Bee?
59 valid answers worth 381 points, including 5 pangrams. Genius requires 267 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CONCEIVED, CONNIVED, CONVINCED, INCONVENIENCED, INVOICED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is V. 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.