October 27, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 27, 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 27, 2023 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words64
Max Points391
Pangrams5
Genius274

4 letter answers 15 words

ACAICIAOCOILCOINICONILLYLAICLAINLILYLIONLOCILOINNAILOILYOLIO

5 letter answers 15 words

AIOLIANIONCILIACOCCICOLICCONICCYNICICILYILIACINLAYIONICLANAILILACNINNYONION

6 letter answers 9 words

ACACIACALICOCLINICCYCLICICONICLAICALNIACINOILCANONIONY

7 letter answers 10 words

ACYCLICANIONICCANNILYCANNOLICANONICCOLONICCONICALCYNICALLACONICLANOLIN

8 letter answers 3 words

CLINICALCOLONIALCYCLICAL

9 letter answers 5 words

CANONICALCLINICIANCONICALLYCYNICALLYNONILLION

10 letter answers 4 words

CLINICALLYCOLONIALLYCYCLICALLYICONICALLY

11 letter answers 3 words

CANONICALLYLACONICALLYNONCLINICAL

Common questions

How many answers in the October 27, 2023 Spelling Bee?

64 valid answers worth 391 points, including 5 pangrams. Genius requires 274 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CANONICALLY, COLONIALLY, CONICALLY, ICONICALLY, LACONICALLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is I. 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.