October 9, 2023: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

October 9, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 9, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.

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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Spelling Bee for October 9, 2023

words: 106
score: 803 pts
pangrams: 4
bingo: yes

debut appearances

CHITLING, CLITCHING, GLITCHING, LICHTING

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

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