NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 13, 2023
Longest word
inhibition
10 letters
Top scorer
billionth
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
B
4
1
3
–
–
1
–
9
H
4
–
1
–
–
–
–
5
I
1
–
–
1
–
–
1
3
L
3
2
1
–
–
–
–
6
N
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
9
2
–
–
–
1
–
12
Σ
23
6
6
1
0
2
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 2bl 2bo 5
H
hi 2ho 3
I
in 3
L
li 3lo 3
N
ni 1no 1
O
ob 1on 1
T
th 1ti 4to 7
All 39 answers
131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★billionthpangram16
biotin6
blot1
blotto6
bolt1
bonito6
boot1
booth5
both1
hilt1
hint1
hobbit6
holt1
hoot1
inhibit7
inhibition10
into1
lilt1
lint1
litho5
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
ninth5
notion6
obit1
onto1
thin1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
tint1
toil1
toll1
tollbooth9
tool1
toon1
toot1
tooth5