NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 30, 2023
Longest word
chocoholic
10 letters
Top scorer
catholic
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
10
Σ
A
2
3
1
–
–
1
–
7
C
6
8
3
2
3
–
1
23
H
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
I
2
1
1
1
–
–
–
5
L
3
3
3
–
–
–
–
9
O
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
2
T
5
2
2
–
2
–
–
11
Σ
22
18
10
3
6
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ai 1al 2at 2
C
ca 4ch 11ci 2co 6
H
ha 1hi 3
I
il 2io 1it 2
L
la 3li 5lo 1
O
oi 1ol 1
T
ta 7ti 3to 1
All 61 answers
267 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
aioli5
alcoholic9
alit1
atilt5
attic5
cacti5
calico6
★catholicpangram15
cattail7
chai1
chaotic7
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chili5
chill5
chit1
chitchat8
chocoholic10
ciao1
cilia5
coati5
coattail8
cocci5
coil1
coital6
colic5
hail1
hill1
hilt1
hitch5
iliac5
illicit7
iota1
italic6
itch1
lactic6
laic1
laical6
licit5
lilac5
lilt1
litchi6
litho5
loci1
oilcloth8
olio1
tacit5
tactic6
tactical8
tail1
tailcoat8
tali1
tallit6
till1
tilt1
tilth5
toil1