October 13, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 13, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 13, 2023 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words39
Max Points131
Pangram1
Genius92

4 letter answers 23 words

BLOTBOLTBOOTBOTHHILTHINTHOLTHOOTINTOLILTLINTLOOTOBITONTOTHINTILLTILTTINTTOILTOLLTOOLTOONTOOT

5 letter answers 6 words

BOOTHLITHOLOTTONINTHTILTHTOOTH

6 letter answers 6 words

BIOTINBLOTTOBONITOHOBBITLOTIONNOTION

7 letter answers 1 word

INHIBIT

9 letter answers 2 words

BILLIONTHTOLLBOOTH

10 letter answers 1 word

INHIBITION

Common questions

How many answers in the October 13, 2023 Spelling Bee?

39 valid answers worth 131 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 92 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is T. 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.