October 9, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from October 9, 2023, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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Instructions
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Spelling Bee for October 9, 2023
words: 118
score: 815 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 7
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
C x 17
G x 20
H x 16
I x 11
L x 19
N x 10
T x 25
4L x 12
5L x 13
6L x 13
7L x 35
8L x 31
9L x 8
10L x 3
12L x 2
13L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
13
tot
C
1
2
2
1
9
2
-
-
-
17
G
4
3
3
5
3
2
-
-
-
20
H
2
1
-
7
3
1
1
1
-
16
I
1
1
2
3
2
2
-
-
-
11
L
1
1
3
7
4
1
1
1
-
19
N
1
1
-
3
3
-
1
-
1
10
T
2
4
3
9
7
-
-
-
-
25
tot
12
13
13
35
31
8
3
2
1
118
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
CHITLING, CLITCHING, GLITCHING, LICHTING
NIG HTLIG HTING
* 13
HIG HLIG HTING
* 12
LIG HTNING ING
12
HIG HLINING
* 10
LIG HTTIG HT
* 10
NIG HTLIG HT
* 10
CLINCHING
9
CLITCHING
9
pangram
G IG G ITING
9
G LITCHING
9
pangram
HIG HLIG HT
* 9
INCLINING
9
INTITLING
9
LIG HTNING
9
CHIG G ING
8
CHILLING
8
CHING ING
8
CHINNING
8
CHITLING
8
pangram
CHITTING
8
CINCHING
8
CLING ING
8
CLITTING
8
G IG G LING
8
G ING LING
8
G LINTING
8
HIG G LING
8
HILCHING
8
HITCHING
8
IG NITING
8
INCITING
8
LICHTING
8
pangram
LIG HTING
8
LIG NITIC
8
LITTLING
8
NIG G LING
8
NIG HTING
8
NINTHING
8
THIG G ING
8
THIG HING
8
THING ING
8
THINNING
8
TINCTING
8
TING LING
8
TITTLING
8
CHINING
7
G IG G ING
7
G ILLING
7
G ING ING
7
G INNING
7
G ITTING
7
HIG HING
7
HIG HLIT
* 7
HILLING
7
HILTING
7
HING ING
7
HINTING
7
HITTING
7
INCHING
7
INLIG HT
7
ITCHING
7
LIG G ING
7
LILLING
7
LILTING
7
LING CHI
7
LINNING
7
LITHING
7
LITTING
7
NICHING
7
NIG HING
7
NILLING
7
TICCING
7
TIG G ING
7
TILLING
7
TILTING
7
TING ING
7
TINNING
7
TINTING
7
TITHING
7
TITLING
7
disallowed elsewhere
CHHING
6
CITING
6
G IG G IT
6
G ITTIN
6
G LITCH
6
IG G ING
6
INNING
6
LIG NIN
6
LINING
6
LITING
6
TIG LIC
6
TILING
6
TINING
6
CHING
5
CLING
5
G INCH
5
G ITCH
5
G LINT
5
HIG HT
5
ICING
5
LIG HT
5
NIG HT
5
THIG H
5
THING
5
TIG HT
5
TING I
5
CHIG
4
G ILL
4
G ILT
4
G ITH
4
G NIT
4
HIG H
4
HING
4
IG IL
4
LING
4
NIG H
4
THIG
4
TING
4
* compound(ish) word