NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 27, 2023
Longest word
canonically
11 letters
Top scorer
canonically
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
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
8
9
10
11
Σ
A
1
2
1
2
–
–
–
–
6
C
3
5
3
6
3
4
3
1
28
I
2
4
1
–
–
–
1
–
8
L
6
2
1
2
–
–
–
1
12
N
1
1
1
–
–
1
–
1
5
O
2
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
5
Σ
15
15
9
10
3
5
4
3
64
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3ai 1an 2
C
ca 6ci 2cl 4co 10cy 6
I
ic 4il 2in 1io 1
L
la 7li 3lo 2
N
na 1ni 2no 2
O
oi 2ol 1on 2
All 64 answers
391 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acyclic7
aioli5
anion5
anionic7
calico6
cannily7
cannoli7
canonic7
canonical9
★canonicallypangram18
ciao1
cilia5
clinic6
clinical8
clinically10
clinician9
cocci5
coil1
coin1
colic5
colonial8
★coloniallypangram17
colonic7
conic5
conical7
★conicallypangram16
cyclic6
cyclical8
cyclically10
cynic5
cynical7
cynically9
icily5
icon1
iconic6
★iconicallypangram17
iliac5
illy1
inlay5
ionic5
laconic7
★laconicallypangram18
laic1
laical6
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lilac5
lily1
lion1
loci1
loin1
nail1
niacin6
ninny5
nonclinical11
nonillion9
oilcan6
oily1
olio1
onion5
oniony6