October 22, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 22, 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 22, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words23
Max Points120
Pangrams2
Genius84

4 letter answers 9 words

DIEDDIMEFIEFFIFEHIDEHIEDMIDIMIFFMIME

5 letter answers 3 words

FIFEDHUMIDMIMED

6 letter answers 5 words

DEFIEDDIMMEDEDDIEDMEDIUMMIFFED

7 letter answers 3 words

DEIFIEDEDIFIEDMUDDIED

9 letter answers 1 word

MUMMIFIED

10 letter answers 1 word

HUMIDIFIED

12 letter answers 1 word

DEHUMIDIFIED

Common questions

How many answers in the October 22, 2021 Spelling Bee?

23 valid answers worth 120 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 84 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are DEHUMIDIFIED, HUMIDIFIED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is I. 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.