October 9, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 9, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 9, 2021 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words51
Max Points232
Pangrams2
Genius162
4 letter answers 18 words
ALGAGAGAGAGEGALAGALEGALLGANGGAPEGATEGELTGENEGENTGLEEGLENGNATPAGEPANGTANG
5 letter answers 13 words
AGAPEAGATEAGENTAGLETALGAEALGALANGELANGLEEAGLEGELEEGLEANLEGALPAGAN
6 letter answers 9 words
ALLEGEEAGLETENGAGEGAGGLEGALENAGENTLELEGATENEGATETANGLE
7 letter answers 7 words
ELEGANTGALETTEGALLANTGENTEELPAGEANTTANGENTTEENAGE
8 letter answers 4 words
EGGPLANTENTANGLEGALANGALPLANGENT
Common questions
How many answers in the October 9, 2021 Spelling Bee?
51 valid answers worth 232 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 162 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are EGGPLANT, PLANGENT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is G. 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.