October 8, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 8, 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 8, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words66
Max Points270
Pangram1
Genius189

4 letter answers 29 words

COIFCOINCOIRCOOTCORNCROCFOCIFONTFOOTFORTICONINFOINTOIRONNOIRNOONONTORIOTROOFROOTROTITOONTOOTTORITORNTOROTORTTRIOTROT

5 letter answers 13 words

COCCICONICCROCICROONFRONTINTROIONICNITROONIONROTORTONICTORICTORII

6 letter answers 13 words

CITRONCOCOONCOFFINCONFITCOTTONFINITOICONICIRONICNOTIONROCOCOROTINITRICOTTRITON

7 letter answers 5 words

CONCOCTCONTORTFICTIONTORTONITRICORN

8 letter answers 2 words

CONFRONTFRICTION

10 letter answers 4 words

CONCOCTIONCONTORTIONCONTRITIONNONFICTION

Common questions

How many answers in the October 8, 2021 Spelling Bee?

66 valid answers worth 270 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 189 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is FRICTION. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is O. 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.