NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 26, 2023
Longest word
cottonmouth
11 letters
Top scorer
cottonmouth
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word
Words by length
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The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Σ
C
1
2
2
2
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–
–
1
8
H
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
M
3
4
1
–
–
–
–
–
8
N
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
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–
–
–
–
–
1
T
5
2
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–
–
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7
U
1
1
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1
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–
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3
Σ
13
11
3
3
0
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 7cu 1
H
ho 1hu 2
M
mo 6mu 2
N
no 1
O
on 1
T
th 1to 5tu 1
U
un 3
All 31 answers
125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★coconut7
concoct7
coot1
cotton6
★cottonmouthpangram18
count5
couth5
cutout6
hoot1
hunt1
hutch5
month5
moot1
moth1
motto5
mount5
mouth5
mutt1
mutton6
notch5
onto1
thou1
toon1
toot1
tooth5
touch5
tout1
tutu1
uncouth7
uncut5
unto1