October 8, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 8, 2021
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.