NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 12, 2023
Longest word
familiarly
10 letters
Top scorer
familiarly
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
A
4
2
2
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–
–
–
8
F
2
3
5
–
1
–
1
12
I
2
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–
–
–
–
–
2
L
1
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–
–
–
–
–
1
M
–
1
1
1
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–
–
3
R
–
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
9
8
9
1
1
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 1ai 2al 2am 1ar 2
F
fa 4fi 4fl 1fr 3
I
if 1il 1
L
li 1
M
ma 3
R
ra 2ri 1
All 29 answers
135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affray6
airily6
airy1
allay5
ally1
amyl1
army1
array5
fairly6
fairy5
★familiarlypangram17
family6
filially8
filly5
filmy5
firmly6
flay1
fray1
friary6
frilly6
iffy1
illy1
lily1
mammary7
marry5
mayfly6
rally5
ramify6
riyal5