October 11, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 11, 2023

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 11, 2023 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words57
Max Points268
Pangram1
Genius188

4 letter answers 16 words

BEETBELLBELTBILEBITECELLCITECOTELICELITELOBEOBOEOLEOTELLTILETOTE

5 letter answers 16 words

BELIEBELLEBETELBIBLEBOCCECELEBCELLICELLOELECTELITELIBELOCTETOLEICOLLIETITLETOILE

6 letter answers 17 words

BEETLEBILLETBOBBLEBOOTEEBOOTIEBOTTLECOBBLECOLLETCOLLIECOOTIEELICITICICLELITTLEOCELOTTITTLETOILETTOOTLE

7 letter answers 4 words

BIBELOTCOLLECTELECTEELIBELEE

8 letter answers 3 words

BELITTLEECLECTICTOILETTE

11 letter answers 1 word

COLLECTIBLE

Common questions

How many answers in the October 11, 2023 Spelling Bee?

57 valid answers worth 268 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 188 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is COLLECTIBLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is E. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.