NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 21, 2023
Longest word
oxidizing
9 letters
Top scorer
oxidizing
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
D
4
3
3
4
–
–
14
G
3
2
–
1
–
–
6
I
–
–
1
–
2
–
3
N
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
O
–
1
1
1
–
1
4
Z
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
8
6
7
7
2
1
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 3do 11
G
go 6
I
in 1io 2
N
no 3
O
on 2oo 1ox 1
Z
zo 1
All 31 answers
161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dingo5
dino1
dioxin6
dodging7
dodo1
dogging7
doggo5
doing5
dong1
donning7
doxing6
doxx1
doxxing7
dozing6
going5
gong1
gonging7
gonzo5
good1
goon1
indigo6
iodizing8
ionizing8
nodding7
noggin6
noon1
ongoing7
onion5
oozing6
★oxidizingpangram16
zoning6