NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 20, 2023
Longest word
catchall
8 letters
Top scorer
unlatch
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
1
2
2
–
–
5
C
5
2
1
3
1
12
H
5
1
–
–
–
6
L
5
2
3
1
–
11
N
1
1
–
–
–
2
T
2
–
–
1
–
3
U
1
–
–
1
1
3
Σ
20
8
6
6
2
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1an 4
C
ca 7ch 1cl 2cu 2
H
ha 4hu 2
L
la 5lu 6
N
na 1nu 1
T
ta 3
U
ul 1un 2
All 42 answers
161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★actual6
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
call1
calla5
canal5
cannula7
catcall7
catchall8
caul1
challah7
clan1
clutch6
cull1
cult1
halal5
hall1
halt1
haul1
hula1
hull1
lacuna6
lantana7
latch5
lath1
launch6
luau1
lull1
lulu1
luna1
lunch5
lunula6
natal5
null1
tactual7
talc1
tall1
ulna1
unclutch8
★unlatchpangram14