NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Longest word
collectible
11 letters
Top scorer
collectible
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Σ
B
5
5
6
1
1
–
–
–
18
C
3
3
4
1
–
–
–
1
12
E
–
2
1
1
1
–
–
–
5
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
3
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
6
O
2
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
6
T
3
2
3
–
1
–
–
–
9
Σ
16
16
17
4
3
0
0
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 8bi 5bo 5
C
ce 4ci 1co 7
E
ec 1el 4
I
ic 1
L
li 5lo 1
O
ob 1oc 2ol 3
T
te 1ti 3to 5
All 57 answers
268 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beet1
beetle6
belie5
belittle8
bell1
belle5
belt1
betel5
bibelot7
bible5
bile1
billet6
bite1
bobble6
bocce5
bootee6
bootie6
bottle6
celeb5
cell1
celli5
cello5
cite1
cobble6
collect7
★collectiblepangram18
collet6
collie6
cootie6
cote1
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
elicit6
elite5
icicle6
libel5
libelee7
lice1
lite1
little6
lobe1
oboe1
ocelot6
octet5
oleic5
oleo1
ollie5
tell1
tile1
title5
tittle6
toile5
toilet6
toilette8
tootle6
tote1