October 18, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 18, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 18, 2023 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words59
Max Points274
Pangram1
Genius192
4 letter answers 18 words
HARTHOARHORAHORNRANTROANROARROOTTAROTARTTORNTOROTORTTROTWARNWARTWORNWORT
5 letter answers 16 words
AORTAARHATARROWATTARHONORNORTHROTORROWANTAROTTHORNTHROWTORAHTROTHWORTHWRATHWROTH
6 letter answers 14 words
ARRANTHARROWHOORAHHORRORNARROWNONARTORATORRATTANTANTRATARTANTARTARTHROATTHROWNTHWART
7 letter answers 6 words
ATHWARTNOTATORRATATATROTATORTANTARAWARRANT
8 letter answers 2 words
HAWTHORNNARRATOR
9 letter answers 3 words
ANNOTATORARROWROOTWARRANTOR
Common questions
How many answers in the October 18, 2023 Spelling Bee?
59 valid answers worth 274 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 192 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is HAWTHORN. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is R. 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.