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 5, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 5, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with HE.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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center letter DCEHIKL
Spelling Bee for October 5, 2023

Related puzzles
Center letter K: February 21, 2022
Center letter H: January 30, 2021

words: 167
score: 837 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 2
bingo: yes

C x 29
D x 54
E x 11
H x 28
I x 9
K x 20
L x 16

4L x 40
5L x 32
6L x 53
7L x 32
8L x 9
9L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
C 5 4 7 12 - 1 29
D 18 10 15 7 4 - 54
E 3 6 2 - - - 11
H 5 7 9 5 2 - 28
I 4 2 2 1 - - 9
K 2 1 11 5 1 - 20
L 3 2 7 2 2 - 16
tot 40 32 53 32 9 1 167

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CD x 1 CE x 7 CH x 14 CI x 3 CL x 4
DE x 36 DI x 18
ED x 3 EE x 2 EI x 2 EK x 1 EL x 3
HE x 16 HI x 12
HEC x 1 HED x 2 HEE x 4 HEI x 1 HEL x 8
IC x 3 ID x 6
KE x 5 KH x 2 KI x 13
LE x 6 LI x 10

cmp 8 9 tot
C - 1 1
D 1 - 1
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 0

CHILDLIKE, HELIDECK

word       length      
CDKI 4
CEDE 4
CEDED 5
CEDI 4
CEDILLE 7
CEILED 6
CEILIDH 7
CELLED 6
CHECKED 7
CHEDI 5
CHEEKED 7
CHELID 6
CHICKED 7
CHID 4
CHIDE 5
CHIDED 6
CHIELD 6
CHILD 5
CHILDE 6
CHILDIE 7
CHILDLIKE * 9 pangram
CHILLED 7
CICHLID 7
CIELED 6
CIID 4
CLECKED 7
CLEEKED 7
CLICHED 7
CLICKED 7
DECEL 5
DECIC 5
DECIDE 6
DECIDED 7
DECILE 6
DECK 4
DECKED 6
DECKEL 6
DECKIE 6
DECKLE 6
DECKLED 7
DECKLID 7
DECKLIKE 8
DEECH 5
DEECHED 7
DEED 4
DEEDED 6
DEEK 4
DEEKED 6
DEEKIED 7
DEEL 4
DEICE 5
DEICED 6
DEICIDE 7
DEID 4
DEIE 4
DEIL 4
DEKCHI 6
DEKE 4
DEKED 5
DELE 4
DELED 5
DELI 4
DELID 5
DELIDDED 8
DELL 4
DICE 4
DICED 5
DICELIKE 8
DICK 4
DICKED 6
DICKIE 6
DICKLIKE * 8
DIDDLE 6
DIDDLED 7
DIDI 4
DIDIE 5
DIED 4
DIEL 4
DIKDIK 6
DIKE 4
DIKED 5
DILL 4
DILLED 6
EDDIC 5
EDDIED 6
EDILE 5
EEKED 5
EELED 5
EIDE 4
EILD 4
EKED 4
ELDED 5
ELIDE 5
ELIDED 6
HECKLED 7
HEDDLE 6
HEDDLED 7
HEED 4
HEEDED 6
HEELD 5
HEELED 6
HEID 4
HELD 4
HELED 5
HELEID 6
HELICID 7
HELICIID 8
HELIDE 6
HELIDECK 8 pangram
HELLED 6
HICKED 6
HIDDLE 6
HIDE 4
HIDED 5
HIDEL 5
HIDLE 5
HIED 4
HIELD 5
HIELDED 7
HIKED 5
HILCHED 7
HILLED 6
ICED 4
ICELID 6
ICICLED 7
IDELE 5
IDIC 4
IDLE 4
IDLED 5
IDLI 4
IDLIKE 6
KECKED 6
KECKLED 7
KEEKED 6
KEELED 6
KELD 4
KHICHDEE 8
KHICHDI 7
KICKED 6
KIDDED 6
KIDDEL 6
KIDDIE 6
KIDDIED 7
KIDDLE 6
KIDEL 5
KIDLIKE 7
KIKIED 6
KILD 4
KILDEE 6
KILLDEE 7
KILLED 6
LECHED 6
LEDE 4
LEECHED 7
LEED 4
LEIED 5
LEKKED 6
LICECIDE 8
LICKED 6
LIDDED 6
LIDLIKE 7
LIED 4
LIEDLIKE 8
LIKED 5
LILIED 6
LILIID 6
LILLED 6

* compound(ish) word

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