October 5, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

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, alongside other analysis.

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.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.

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
plurals: 1
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

plu	4	tot
D	1	1
tot	1	1

debut appearances

CHILDLIKE, HELIDECK

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

† plural noun

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
IC x 3	ID x 6
KE x 5	KH x 2	KI x 13
LE x 6	LI x 10

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