October 5, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 5, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 5, 2023 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words60
Max Points275
Pangram1
Genius193
4 letter answers 19 words
CEDEDECKDEEDDEKEDELIDELLDICEDIEDDIKEDILLEKEDHEEDHELDHIDEHIEDICEDIDLELEDELIED
5 letter answers 10 words
CEDEDCHIDECHILDDEICEDEKEDDICEDELIDEHIKEDIDLEDLIKED
6 letter answers 20 words
CELLEDCHIDEDDECIDEDECKEDDECKLEDEEDEDDEICEDDIDDLEEDDIEDELIDEDHEEDEDHEELEDHILLEDKEELEDKICKEDKIDDEDKIDDIEKILLEDLICKEDLIDDED
7 letter answers 10 words
CHECKEDCHILLEDCICHLIDCLICHEDCLICKEDDECIDEDDEICIDEDIDDLEDHECKLEDLEECHED
9 letter answers 1 word
CHILDLIKE
Common questions
How many answers in the October 5, 2023 Spelling Bee?
60 valid answers worth 275 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 193 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is CHILDLIKE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is D. 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.