NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 16, 2023
Longest word
antennae
8 letters
Top scorer
inexact
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
2
1
2
3
1
9
C
3
–
1
1
1
6
E
2
3
5
2
–
12
I
–
2
3
1
1
7
N
6
1
1
–
1
9
T
5
2
1
–
–
8
Σ
18
9
13
7
4
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4an 5
C
ca 3ce 2ci 1
E
ea 1en 3ex 8
I
in 7
N
ne 4ni 5
T
ta 1te 6ti 1
All 51 answers
229 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accent6
acetate7
acetic6
acne1
ancient7
annex5
ante1
antenna7
antennae8
cane1
canine6
canteen7
cent1
cetacean8
cite1
eaten5
enact5
entente7
entice6
exact5
exacta6
excite6
exec1
exit1
extant6
extent6
extinct7
inane5
incite6
★inexactpangram14
initiate8
innate6
innie5
intent6
neat1
neaten6
nene1
next1
nice1
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
tacet5
teat1
teen1
tenant6
tenet5
tent1
text1
tine1