NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Longest word
potently
8 letters
Top scorer
potently
15 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
Σ
E
1
1
1
–
–
3
L
7
4
2
–
–
13
N
1
1
1
–
–
3
O
2
–
1
–
–
3
P
9
2
4
1
1
17
T
3
–
2
–
2
7
Y
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
25
8
11
1
3
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ee 1el 1ey 1
L
le 2lo 11
N
ne 1no 1ny 1
O
ol 1on 1op 1
P
pe 5pl 4po 7py 1
T
te 3to 4
Y
ye 2
All 48 answers
169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eely1
elope5
eyelet6
lent1
lento5
loll1
lollop6
lone1
lonely6
loon1
loony5
loop1
loopy5
loot1
lope1
lotto5
nettle6
noel1
nylon5
oleo1
only1
openly6
peel1
pellet6
peloton7
pelt1
people6
plenty6
plop1
plot1
ploy1
pole1
poll1
pollen6
polo1
polyp5
pool1
★potentlypangram15
pylon5
teletype8
tell1
tentpole8
toll1
tool1
tootle6
topple6
yell1
yelp1