NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Longest word
ductility
9 letters
Top scorer
ductility
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
C
1
–
2
–
–
–
3
D
1
2
1
–
–
1
5
I
4
2
–
2
–
1
9
L
2
2
–
2
1
–
7
T
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
U
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
11
7
4
5
1
2
30
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1cu 1cy 1
D
di 4du 1
I
ic 1id 4il 3it 1
L
li 4lu 3
T
ti 4tu 1
U
ut 1
All 30 answers
145 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★city1
cultic6
cyclic6
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
ditty5
★ductilitypangram16
icily5
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
idyllic7
illicit7
illicitly9
illy1
itty1
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
lily1
lucid5
★luciditypangram15
lucidly7
tidily6
tidy1
till1
tilt1
tutti5
utility7