NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 28, 2023
Longest word
inefficient
11 letters
Top scorer
fettuccine
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
C
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
E
–
1
1
1
–
1
–
–
4
F
1
2
1
1
–
–
1
–
6
I
–
1
4
–
1
–
–
1
7
N
4
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
6
T
5
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
U
1
4
2
–
–
–
–
–
7
Σ
12
12
8
2
2
1
1
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1
E
ef 1en 3
F
fe 3fi 3
I
in 7
N
ne 1ni 5
T
te 3ti 3tu 2
U
un 7
All 39 answers
187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cent1
efficient9
ennui5
entente7
entice6
feint5
fence5
★fettuccinepangram17
fifteen7
fine1
finite6
incite6
inefficient11
infect6
infinite8
innie5
intent6
intuit6
nene1
nice1
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
teen1
tenet5
tent1
tinct5
tine1
tint1
tune1
tunic5
uncuff6
uncut5
unfit5
unit1
unite5
untie5
untune6