September 30, 2023, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, September 30, 2023

Sep 30, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the T, A, O, I, L, C, H honeycomb (center letter I) feature 61 words, a 267-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: CHOCOHOLIC.

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Spelling Bee hive for September 30, 2023 with center letter I and surrounding letters T,A,O,L,C and H

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Saturday, September 30, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

54th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.34

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

34/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 34% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

50 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L1×9L6×8L3×7L10×6L7×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 187 pts

28 words1×10L1×9L6×8L3×7L7×6L10×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

140 vowels · 186 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start13 PTS
15%Moving Up40 PTS
25%Good67 PTS
40%Solid107 PTS
50%Nice134 PTS
60%Great160 PTS
65%Amazing174 PTS
70%Genius187 PTS
100%Queen Bee267 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 61 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, September 30, 2023. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

38%

18%

15%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2023-09-29

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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2026-07-26(O)

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Word Length Distribution

22 words

18 words

10 words

3 words

6 words (Pangram)

1 word

10L

Share of 61 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

61 words

100%

44 words

72%

41 words

67%

36 words

59%

35 words

57%

22 words

36%

20 words

33%

Share of 61 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts

90 pts

60 pts

21 pts

55 pts (Pangram)

9 pts

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2338%

1118%

915%

711%

58%

47%

23%

Share of 61 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 267 ranks in the 80th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-09-29.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 61 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 91st percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-09-29.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-09-27.
The estimated solve time of 42–58 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

aalii
acatallactic
acatholic
achill
acholia
acholic
aillt
aitch
alai
alaihi
alalia
alcaic
alia
alicia
alioth
allolalia
altaic
atactic
atli
atocia
attical
attila
cahill
cahita
cailliach
calathi
calcic
calcitic
calli
catalatic
catallactic
catholical
catholicoi
catti
ccitt
chait
chalcolithic
chaotical
chati
chatti
chiao
chich
chicha
chico
chicot
chih
chilcat
chilla
chilli
chiot
chita
chital
choil
choli
cholic
cicala
ciliola
cill
cital
citola
clio
clit
clitch
clitic
cloit
coaita
coccic
coccolith
coit
coli
colical
colitic
colocolic
haiathalah
haithal
haiti
hathi
hati
hatti
hattic
hiatal
hila
hilch
hili
hillo
hilloa
hitchiti
hoit
holi
hoti
iacchic
ictic
ihlat
ilia
iliahi
ilial
illitic
illocal
illth
ilot
ital
itala
itali
italical
italiot
ithaca
itll
laccic
laccolith
laccolithic
laccolitic
lacolith
lait
laith
lathi
latitat
licca
lich
lichi
lila
lilith
lill
litai
litch
lith
lithia
lithic
lithol
litotic
lochia
lochial
loli
loti
lotic
ocotillo
octic
octoic
ohia
ohio
oilcoat
oiticica
olchi
oolith
oolitic
otic
otitic
otolith
otolithic
otolitic
tachi
tachiol
tahil
tahiti
taiaha
taihoa
tait
talitha
tallith
tallitoth
taotai
tchai
tchi
thai
thalia
thalli
thallic
thill
thioalcohol
thiol
thiolic
tholi
tholoi
tical
ticca
tilia
titi
toit
toitoi

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.