NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 19, 2023
Longest word
ingenuity
9 letters
Top scorer
ingenuity
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
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
9
Σ
E
1
1
3
–
–
–
5
G
2
3
–
6
–
–
11
I
–
–
2
1
1
2
6
N
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
T
–
2
2
5
1
–
10
U
–
–
–
3
1
–
4
Y
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
3
6
8
17
3
2
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
eg 2en 1ey 2
G
ge 6gi 3gu 2
I
ig 2in 4
N
ne 1nu 1
T
te 2ti 4tu 3ty 1
U
un 4
Y
ye 1
All 39 answers
249 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★egging6
eggy1
engine6
eyeing6
eying5
gene1
genie5
genii5
gent1
genuine7
getting7
gigging7
gigue5
ginning7
gunning7
gutting7
ignite6
igniting8
ingenue7
★ingenuitypangram16
inning6
intuiting9
netting7
nugget6
teeing6
tenting7
tinge5
tingeing8
tinging7
tinting7
tugging7
tuning6
tutting7
tying5
unguent7
uniting7
untuning8
untying7
yenning7