September 30, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 30, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 30, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words61
Max Points267
Pangram1
Genius187

4 letter answers 22 words

ACAIALITCHAICHIACHICCHITCIAOCOILHAILHILLHILTIOTAITCHLAICLILTLOCIOLIOTAILTALITILLTILTTOIL

5 letter answers 18 words

AIOLIATILTATTICCACTICHICACHILICHILLCILIACOATICOCCICOLICHITCHILIACLICITLILACLITHOTACITTILTH

6 letter answers 10 words

ACACIACALICOCHICHICOITALITALICLACTICLAICALLITCHITACTICTALLIT

7 letter answers 3 words

CATTAILCHAOTICILLICIT

8 letter answers 6 words

CATHOLICCHITCHATCOATTAILOILCLOTHTACTICALTAILCOAT

9 letter answers 1 word

ALCOHOLIC

10 letter answers 1 word

CHOCOHOLIC

Common questions

How many answers in the September 30, 2023 Spelling Bee?

61 valid answers worth 267 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 187 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is CATHOLIC. 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.