NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 6, 2023
Longest word
foofaraw
8 letters
Top scorer
airflow
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
2
1
1
3
–
7
F
11
9
5
1
1
27
L
1
1
–
–
–
2
O
–
1
–
–
–
1
R
2
–
1
–
1
4
W
3
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
19
12
7
4
2
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3ai 2al 2
F
fa 7fi 2fl 7fo 8fr 3
L
lo 2
O
of 1
R
ra 1ri 2ro 1
W
wa 1wo 2
All 44 answers
172 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
affair6
afro1
★airflowpangram14
airfoil7
alfalfa7
aloof5
fail1
fair1
fall1
falloff7
fallow6
farro5
farrow6
filial6
fill1
flail5
flair5
flaw1
floor5
flora5
floral6
flow1
foal1
foil1
folio5
follow6
foofaraw8
fool1
fora1
fowl1
frail5
friar5
frill5
loaf1
loofa5
offal5
raffia6
riff1
riffraff8
roof1
waif1
wolf1
woof1