Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
October 9, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 9, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with NI.


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center letter GCHILNT
Spelling Bee for October 9, 2023

words: 118
score: 815 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 7
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CH x 10 CI x 2 CL x 5
GI x 15 GL x 4 GN x 1
HI x 16
IC x 1 IG x 3 IN x 6 IT x 1
LI x 19
NI x 10
NIC x 1 NIG x 7 NIL x 1 NIN x 1
TH x 7 TI x 18

cmp 7 9 10 12 13 tot
H 1 1 1 1 - 4
L - - 1 - - 1
N - - 1 - 1 2
tot 1 1 3 1 1 7

debut appearances 1

CHITLING, CLITCHING, GLITCHING, LICHTING

word       length      
CHHING 6
CHIG 4
CHIGGING 8
CHILLING 8
CHING 5
CHINGING 8
CHINING 7
CHINNING 8
CHITLING 8 pangram
CHITTING 8
CINCHING 8
CITING 6
CLINCHING 9
CLING 5
CLINGING 8
CLITCHING 9 pangram
CLITTING 8
GIGGING 7
GIGGIT 6
GIGGITING 9
GIGGLING 8
GILL 4
GILLING 7
GILT 4
GINCH 5
GINGING 7
GINGLING 8
GINNING 7
GITCH 5
GITH 4
GITTIN 6
GITTING 7
GLINT 5
GLINTING 8
GLITCH 6
GLITCHING 9 pangram, debut
GNIT 4
HIGGLING 8
HIGH 4
HIGHING 7
HIGHLIGHT * 9
HIGHLIGHTING * 12
HIGHLINING * 10
HIGHLIT * 7
HIGHT 5
HILCHING 8
HILLING 7
HILTING 7
HING 4
HINGING 7
HINTING 7
HITCHING 8
HITTING 7
ICING 5
IGGING 6
IGIL 4
IGNITING 8
INCHING 7
INCITING 8
INCLINING 9
INLIGHT 7
INNING 6
INTITLING 9
ITCHING 7
LICHTING 8 pangram
LIGGING 7
LIGHT 5
LIGHTING 8
LIGHTNING 9
LIGHTNINGING 12
LIGHTTIGHT * 10
LIGNIN 6
LIGNITIC 8
LILLING 7
LILTING 7
LING 4
LINGCHI 7
LINING 6
LINNING 7
LITHING 7
LITING 6
LITTING 7
LITTLING 8
NICHING 7
NIGGLING 8
NIGH 4
NIGHING 7
NIGHT 5
NIGHTING 8
NIGHTLIGHT * 10
NIGHTLIGHTING * 13
NILLING 7
NINTHING 8
THIG 4
THIGGING 8
THIGH 5
THIGHING 8
THING 5
THINGING 8
THINNING 8
TICCING 7
TIGGING 7
TIGHT 5
TIGLIC 6
TILING 6
TILLING 7
TILTING 7
TINCTING 8
TING 4
TINGI 5
TINGING 7
TINGLING 8
TINING 6
TINNING 7
TINTING 7
TITHING 7
TITLING 7 disallowed elsewhere
TITTLING 8

* compound(ish) word

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