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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.


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 GCHILNT
Spelling Bee for October 9, 2023

words: 118
score: 815 pts
pangrams: 4
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

debut appearances 1

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
CHIG 4
GILL 4
GILT 4
GITH 4
GNIT 4
HIGH 4
HING 4
IGIL 4
LING 4
NIGH 4
THIG 4
TING 4

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