NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 14, 2023
Longest word
imminence
9 letters
Top scorer
ambiance
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
A
2
3
4
–
2
–
11
B
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
C
2
–
2
–
–
–
4
E
–
2
–
–
1
–
3
I
2
1
4
–
–
1
8
M
13
9
4
2
–
–
28
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
21
16
15
2
3
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1am 6an 4
B
be 2
C
ca 3ci 1
E
em 2en 1
I
ia 3ic 2im 3
M
ma 11me 5mi 12
N
na 1ni 1
All 58 answers
252 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acme1
★ambiancepangram15
★ambiencepangram15
ameba5
amebae6
amebic6
amen1
anemia6
anemic6
anima5
anime5
beam1
became6
caiman6
came1
cami1
cinema6
emcee5
eminence8
enema5
iamb1
iambi5
iambic6
iceman6
icemen6
imam1
imbibe6
imminence9
mace1
maim1
main1
mama1
mamba5
mamma5
mane1
mania5
maniac6
manic5
manna5
mean1
meanie6
mecca5
meme1
menace6
mica1
mice1
mien1
mime1
mimic5
mince5
mine1
mini1
minicab7
minicam7
minim5
minima6
name1
nimbi5