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October 9, 2021 | Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 9, 2021, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter GAELNPT
Spelling Bee for October 9, 2021

words: 33
score: 214 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 2
bingo: yes

A x 9
E x 6
G x 9
L x 2
N x 1
P x 3
T x 3

5L x 13
6L x 9
7L x 7
8L x 4

  5 6 7 8 tot
A 8 1 - - 9
E 1 2 1 2 6
G 2 3 3 1 9
L 1 1 - - 2
N - 1 - - 1
P 1 - 1 1 3
T - 1 2 - 3
tot 13 9 7 4 33

cmp 7 8 tot
E - 1 1
T 1 - 1
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 10

EGGPLANT, PLANGENT

word       length      
AGAPE 5
AGATE 5
AGENT 5 debut
AGLET 5
ALGAE 5
ALGAL 5
ALLEGE 6
ANGEL 5
ANGLE 5
EAGLE 5
EAGLET 6
EGGPLANT * 8 pangram, debut
ELEGANT 7 debut
ENGAGE 6
ENTANGLE 8 debut
GAGGLE 6
GALANGAL 8
GALENA 6 disallowed elsewhere
GALETTE 7
GALLANT 7
GELEE 5
GENTEEL 7
GENTLE 6
GLEAN 5
LEGAL 5
LEGATE 6
NEGATE 6 debut
PAGAN 5
PAGEANT 7 debut
PLANGENT 8 pangram, debut
TANGENT 7 debut
TANGLE 6 debut
TEENAGE * 7 debut

* compound(ish) word

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