October 23, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

October 23, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 23, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for October 23, 2021

Related puzzles

Center letter P: December 24, 2023

words: 274
score: 1,469 pts
pangrams: 10
perfect: 2
compounds: 21
plurals: 5
bingo: yes

A x 53
D x 50
E x 5
H x 39
I x 11
N x 39
P x 77

4L x 64
5L x 59
6L x 72
7L x 46
8L x 19
9L x 7
10L x 6
11L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	12	17	6	9	7	1	1	-	53
D	9	7	12	9	8	2	3	-	50
E	1	1	2	-	1	-	-	-	5
H	10	6	11	10	2	-	-	-	39
I	2	5	3	-	-	-	1	-	11
N	10	8	15	5	-	1	-	-	39
P	20	15	23	13	1	3	1	1	77
tot	64	59	72	46	19	7	6	1	274

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	9	10	tot
D	1	2	1	-	3	7
H	1	5	1	-	-	7
N	1	1	-	-	-	2
P	2	2	-	1	-	5
tot	5	10	2	1	3	21

plu	4	5	6	7	tot
A	-	-	-	1	1
P	1	1	2	-	4
tot	1	1	2	1	5

debut appearances

ADIPHENINE, APHIDIINE, APHIDINE, DIAPHANE, DIAPHANIE, DIPHENAN, HEADPIN, PHAENNID, PINHEAD, PINHEADED

word	length
PINNIPEDIAN	11
ADIPHENINE	10	pangram
DEADHANDED	* 10
DEADHEADED	* 10
DEADPANNED	* 10
INDANIDINE	10
PENAEIDEAN	10
APHIDIINE	9	pangram
DIAPHANID	9
DIAPHANIE	9	pangram
NANDINIID	9
PENAEIDIN	9
PHANAEINE	9
PINHEADED	* 9	pangram, debut
ADDENDED	8
ANADENIA	8
APHANIID	8
APHIDIAN	8
APHIDIID	8
APHIDINE	8	pangram
APPENDED	8
DAPEDIID	8
DAPHNANE	8
DAPHNIID	8
DEADENED	8
DEADHEAD	* 8
DEHEADED	8
DIAPHANE	8	pangram
DIPHENAN	8	pangram
EPHIPPIA	8
HAPPENED	8
HINDHEAD	* 8
PHAENNID	8	pangram
ADAPINE	7
ADDENDA	^† 7
ADENAIN	7
ADENINE	7
AHAAINA	7
ANAPHIA	7
ANAPNEA	7
APADANA	7
APHIDID	7
DADDIED	7
DANAIDE	7
DANAINE	7
DAPHNIA	7
DAPHNID	7
DAPHNIN	7
DEADEND	* 7
DEADPAN	* 7
DEDENDA	7
HADEDAH	7
HAEDINE	7
HAHNIID	7
HANDPAN	* 7
HAPPIED	7
HEADEND	* 7
HEADPAD	* 7
HEADPAN	* 7
HEADPIN	* 7	perfect pangram, debut
HENNAED	7
NANDINA	7
NANDINE	7
NANNIED	7
NAPPIED	7
NEEDNAE	* 7
PAEANED	7
PAIDEIA	7
PANDANI	7
PANDEID	7
PANDIED	7
PANNADE	7
PANPIPE	* 7
PAPHIAN	7
PEDAHEH	7
PEDANDA	7
PENAEID	7
PINHEAD	* 7	perfect pangram, debut
PIPPIAN	7
ADAPID	6
ADDEND	6
ADENIA	6
AEDINE	6
ANAPID	6
APPEND	6
DADDED	6
DADDIE	6
DANAID	6
DAPDAP	6
DAPHNE	6
DAPPED	6
DEADED	6
DEADEN	6
DEANED	6
DEHEAD	6
DHANIA	6
DIDNAE	* 6
ENDIAN	6
ENNEAD	6
HADADA	6
HADDEN	6
HADDIE	6
HADEDA	6
HADNAE	* 6
HAINED	6
HANDED	6
HAPPED	6
HAPPEN	6
HEADED	6
HEAPED	6
IDEAED	6
INDANE	6
INEDIA	6
NAAIED	6
NADIDE	6
NAENIA	6
NAIDID	6
NANDID	6
NANNAN	6
NANNIE	6
NANPIE	6
NAPPED	6
NAPPIE	6
NEANID	6
NEAPED	6
NEEDNA	* 6
NIDDAH	6
NINDAN	6
PADDED	6
PAEPAE	6
PAINED	6
PANADA	6
PANADE	6
PANDAN	6
PANINE	6
PANINI	6
PANNED	6
PAPAHA	6
PAPAIA	6
PAPAIN	6
PAPEDA	6
PAPPAD	6
PAPPED	6
PEAHEN	* 6
PEANED	6
PENAID	* 6
PENNAE	^† 6
PENNIA	6
PINANE	6
PINDAN	6
PINNAE	^† 6
AAHED	5
ADDED	5
ADHAN	5
AHEAD	5
AHEAP	5
AHIND	5
AIDED	5
AIDID	5
ANANA	5
ANDED	5
ANEND	5
APHID	5
APIAN	5
APIIN	5
APINE	5
APNEA	5
APPIE	5
DAANA	5
DADDA	5
DADED	5
DANDA	5
DANDI	5
DIDNA	5
DINNA	5
EPHAH	5
HADED	5
HADNA	5
HANAI	5
HANDI	5
HAPPI	5
HENNA	5
IDDAH	5
INANE	5
INDAN	5
INDIA	5
INIAD	5
NAIAD	5
NANNA	5
NAPED	5
NAPPA	5
NAPPE	5
NENIA	5
NIDDA	5
NIPAH	5
PAEAN	5
PAHAN	5
PANDA	5
PANED	5
PANIN	5
PANNE	5
PANNI	5
PAPAD	5
PAPDI	5
PAPPI	5
PEDHA	5
PEDIA	^† 5
PENNA	5
PINDA	5
PINNA	5
ADAD	4
ADAH	4
ADDA	4
AHED	4
AIDE	4
AIEA	4
AIEE	4
ANAN	4
ANDE	4
ANNA	4
APED	4
APID	4
DAAD	4
DADA	4
DADE	4
DAHI	4
DANA	4
DAND	4
DEAD	4
DEAN	4
DIAD	4
EPHA	4
HADD	4
HADE	4
HAED	4
HAEN	4
HAHA	4
HAIN	4
HAND	4
HAPA	4
HEAD	4
HEAP	4
IDEA	4
INIA	4
NAAI	4
NAAN	4
NADA	4
NAIN	4
NANA	4
NAPA	4
NAPE	4
NEAP	4
NINA	4
NIPA	4
PAAN	4
PADA	4
PADI	4
PAHI	4
PAID	4
PAIN	4
PAND	4
PANE	4
PAPA	4
PAPE	4
PAPI	4
PEAN	4
PEDA	^† 4
PHAD	4
PHAN	4
PIAI	4
PIAN	4
PIHA	4
PINA	4
PIPA	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

AA x 1	AD x 14	AE x 1	AH x 5	AI x 5	AN x 10	AP x 17
DA x 26	DE x 15	DH x 1	DI x 8
EN x 2	EP x 3
HA x 28	HE x 10	HI x 1
ID x 3	IN x 8
NA x 27	NE x 6	NI x 6
PA x 44	PE x 15	PH x 4	PI x 14

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