Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, October 21, 2023
Oct 21, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the Z, D, X, I, O, N, G honeycomb (center letter O) feature 31 words, a 161-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: OXIDIZING.
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
4/10
Medium40th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.74
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
43/100
UncommonRarer than 43% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
26 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
10
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: XAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
16
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 113 ptsVowel Split
39%
Balanced mix70 vowels · 108 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start8 PTS
- 15%Moving Up24 PTS
- 25%Good40 PTS
- 40%Solid64 PTS
- 50%Nice81 PTS
- 60%Great97 PTS
- 65%Amazing105 PTS
- 70%Genius113 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee161 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 31 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, October 21, 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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9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 2 words
7-Letter Words 7 words
6-Letter Words 7 words
5-Letter Words 6 words
4-Letter Words 8 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 31 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 31 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 31 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 161 ranks in the 32nd percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-10-20.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 31 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 19th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-10-15.
- 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 High, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-09-29.
- The estimated solve time of 22–30 min is faster 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*:
- dido
- digoxin
- diiodo
- dingdong
- dingdonging
- dion
- dioxid
- dodd
- dodding
- doggoning
- donging
- dongon
- doni
- donn
- doon
- ginzo
- godding
- gogo
- gond
- gondi
- gonid
- gonidioid
- gonion
- gonozooid
- gooding
- goog
- iddio
- indigoid
- indoin
- ingoing
- inigo
- inion
- inoxidizing
- iodid
- iodin
- ioni
- ixion
- ixodid
- ninon
- nixon
- nodi
- nogging
- nondo
- nondoing
- nong
- nongod
- nonion
- nonionizing
- nonoxidizing
- noodging
- nooning
- odin
- oidioid
- onding
- ooid
- oozoid
- oozooid
- oxid
- ozonizing
- zion
- zogo
- zoid
- zonoid
- zooid
- zoon
- zoozoo
*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.