NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 5, 2023
Longest word
childlike
9 letters
Top scorer
childlike
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
C
1
3
2
5
–
1
12
D
9
3
6
3
–
–
21
E
1
1
2
–
–
–
4
H
4
1
3
1
–
–
9
I
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
K
–
–
5
–
–
–
5
L
2
1
2
1
–
–
6
Σ
19
10
20
10
0
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3ch 6ci 1cl 2
D
de 14di 7
E
ed 1ek 1el 2
H
he 5hi 4
I
ic 1id 2
K
ke 1ki 4
L
le 2li 4
All 60 answers
275 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
celled6
checked7
chide5
chided6
child5
★childlikepangram16
chilled7
cichlid7
cliched7
clicked7
decide6
decided7
deck1
decked6
deckle6
deed1
deeded6
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
deke1
deked5
deli1
dell1
dice1
diced5
diddle6
diddled7
died1
dike1
dill1
eddied6
eked1
elide5
elided6
heckled7
heed1
heeded6
heeled6
held1
hide1
hied1
hiked5
hilled6
iced1
idle1
idled5
keeled6
kicked6
kidded6
kiddie6
killed6
lede1
leeched7
licked6
lidded6
lied1
liked5