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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.

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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
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
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

plu 4 tot
D 1 1
tot 1 1

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

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