NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 29, 2023
Longest word
libidinal
9 letters
Top scorer
handbill
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
A
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
B
10
5
2
1
2
–
20
H
–
–
–
–
2
–
2
L
–
1
1
–
–
1
3
Σ
10
7
3
1
4
1
26
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1
B
ba 10bi 4bl 6
H
ha 2
L
la 2li 1
All 26 answers
118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alibi5
baba1
bail1
bald1
ball1
ballad6
banal5
banana6
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
bilabial8
bill1
bind1
bindi5
blab1
blah1
bland5
blin1
blind5
blini5
handball8
★handbillpangram15
labia5
labial6
libidinal9