NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 8, 2023
Longest word
barbarian
9 letters
Top scorer
vibrant
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
2
2
–
–
–
5
B
4
3
–
–
–
1
8
I
–
–
–
–
1
1
2
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
R
3
2
3
1
–
–
9
T
1
3
4
1
–
–
9
V
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
Σ
9
10
9
5
1
2
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 2at 2av 1
B
ba 3br 5
I
in 1ir 1
N
ni 1
R
ra 8ri 1
T
ta 5ti 1tr 3
V
va 1vi 1
All 36 answers
181 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aria1
arrant6
atria5
attar5
avatar6
barb1
barbarian9
barn1
brain5
bran1
brat1
brava5
briar5
invariant9
irritant8
nirvana7
rabbi5
rabbit6
rain1
raita5
rani1
rant1
ratatat7
rattan6
ribbit6
tantara7
tantra6
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
tiara5
train5
trait5
trivia6
variant7
★vibrantpangram14