October 8, 2021 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 8, 2021, alongside other analysis.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter N: September 20, 2024Center letter R: October 13, 2022
Center letter I: November 25, 2020
Center letter T: August 19, 2018
words: 66
score: 270 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes
C x 21
F x 8
I x 8
N x 5
O x 2
R x 7
T x 15
4L x 29
5L x 13
6L x 13
7L x 5
8L x 2
10L x 4
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | tot | |
| C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| I | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| N | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| T | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 15 |
| tot | 29 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 66 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| CI x 1 | CO x 17 | CR x 3 | |
| FI x 2 | FO x 4 | FR x 2 | |
| IC x 2 | IN x 3 | IO x 1 | IR x 2 |
| NI x 1 | NO x 4 | ||
| ON x 2 | |||
| RI x 1 | RO x 6 | ||
| TO x 10 | TR x 5 |
| debut appearances | 0 |
FRICTION
| word | length | |||
| CONCOCTION | 10 | |||
| CONTORTION | 10 | |||
| CONTRITION | 10 | |||
| NONFICTION | 10 | |||
| CONFRONT | 8 | |||
| FRICTION | 8 | pangram | ||
| CONCOCT | 7 | |||
| CONTORT | 7 | |||
| FICTION | 7 | |||
| TORTONI | 7 | |||
| TRICORN | 7 | |||
| CITRON | 6 | |||
| COCOON | 6 | |||
| COFFIN | 6 | |||
| CONFIT | 6 | |||
| COTTON | 6 | |||
| FINITO | 6 | |||
| ICONIC | 6 | |||
| IRONIC | 6 | |||
| NOTION | 6 | |||
| ROCOCO | 6 | |||
| ROTINI | 6 | |||
| TRICOT | 6 | |||
| TRITON | 6 | |||
| COCCI | 5 | |||
| CONIC | 5 | |||
| CROCI | 5 | |||
| CROON | 5 | |||
| FRONT | 5 | |||
| INTRO | 5 | |||
| IONIC | 5 | |||
| NITRO | 5 | |||
| ONION | 5 | |||
| ROTOR | 5 | |||
| TONIC | 5 | |||
| TORIC | 5 | |||
| TORII | 5 | |||
| COIF | 4 | |||
| COIN | 4 | |||
| COIR | 4 | |||
| COOT | 4 | |||
| CORN | 4 | |||
| CROC | 4 | |||
| FOCI | 4 | |||
| FONT | 4 | |||
| FOOT | 4 | |||
| FORT | 4 | |||
| ICON | 4 | |||
| INFO | 4 | |||
| INTO | 4 | |||
| IRON | 4 | |||
| NOIR | 4 | |||
| NOON | 4 | |||
| ONTO | 4 | |||
| RIOT | 4 | |||
| ROOF | 4 | |||
| ROOT | 4 | |||
| ROTI | 4 | |||
| TOON | 4 | |||
| TOOT | 4 | |||
| TORI | 4 | |||
| TORN | 4 | |||
| TORO | 4 | |||
| TORT | 4 | |||
| TRIO | 4 | |||
| TROT | 4 |