NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 2, 2023
Longest word
betided
7 letters
Top scorer
bigoted
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
B
2
4
5
3
14
D
2
5
3
1
11
E
1
–
2
–
3
G
1
2
2
–
5
I
–
1
1
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
1
T
2
1
2
–
5
Σ
9
13
15
4
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 3bi 7bo 4
D
de 2di 6do 3
E
ed 3
G
ge 1gi 3go 1
I
id 1io 1
O
ob 1
T
ti 5
All 41 answers
199 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beige5
betide6
betided7
bide1
bided5
bidet5
biggie6
bigot5
★bigotedpangram14
bite1
bodied6
boogie6
boogied7
bootie6
debit5
debited7
died1
diet1
dieted6
digit5
diode5
ditto5
doggie6
dogie5
doobie6
eddied6
edit1
edited6
geoid5
gibe1
gibed5
gigged6
goodie6
idiot5
iodide6
obit1
tidbit6
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1