Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, October 09, 2023
Oct 09, 2023, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the T, C, N, I, H, L, G honeycomb (center letter G) feature 53 words, a 364-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: HIGHLIGHTING.
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Monday, October 9, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
8/10
Hard83rd percentile
Avg Word Length
6.96
Long wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
72/100
RareRarer than 72% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
51 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
14
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
31
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 255 ptsVowel Split
27%
Consonant-heavy puzzle98 vowels · 271 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start18 PTS
- 15%Moving Up55 PTS
- 25%Good91 PTS
- 40%Solid146 PTS
- 50%Nice182 PTS
- 60%Great218 PTS
- 65%Amazing237 PTS
- 70%Genius255 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee364 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 53 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, October 9, 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.
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Complete Answers
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12-Letter Words 1 word
10-Letter Words 1 word
9-Letter Words 5 words
8-Letter Words 13 words
7-Letter Words 16 words
6-Letter Words 5 words
5-Letter Words 8 words
4-Letter Words 4 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 53 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 53 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 53 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 364 ranks in the 98th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-10-08.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 53 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 76th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-10-08.
- 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 Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
- Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-10-07.
- The estimated solve time of 43–59 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a challenging solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- chichling
- chinching
- ching
- chining
- chitling
- chitting
- giggit
- gigi
- ging
- gingili
- gingilli
- ginn
- gith
- gittin
- gittith
- higgling
- hight
- highth
- highting
- hilting
- hing
- illing
- intitling
- lgth
- lighttight
- lignin
- lignitic
- ling
- littling
- niching
- nigging
- nighing
- nighting
- nilling
- ning
- nithing
- thig
- thigging
- tincting
- ting
- tingi
- tining
- tinning
- tlingit
*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.