October 27, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 27, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 27, 2021 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words58
Max Points260
Pangram1
Genius182
4 letter answers 21 words
AHEMHALEHALLHALTHATEHATHHEADHEALHEATHEEDHEELHELDHELLHELMHEMELATHMATHMETHTHATTHEETHEM
5 letter answers 10 words
AHEADDEATHHALALHATEDHATHAHEATHLATHETEETHTHEMETHETA
6 letter answers 18 words
HALTEDHAMATEHAMLETHAMMEDHATTEDHEADEDHEALEDHEALTHHEATEDHEEDEDHEELEDHELMEDHELMETHEMMEDLATHEDLETHALTEETHETHEMED
7 letter answers 3 words
ATHLETEMAHATMATEETHED
8 letter answers 3 words
DEADHEADHELMETEDMEATHEAD
9 letter answers 1 word
METALHEAD
10 letter answers 2 words
DEADHEADEDTELEHEALTH
Common questions
How many answers in the October 27, 2021 Spelling Bee?
58 valid answers worth 260 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 182 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is METALHEAD. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is H. 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.