NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 5, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, h, i, k, l |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 60 words |
| Total Points | 275 points |
| Genius Level | 193 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | 12 |
| D | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 21 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| H | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| I | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| K | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| L | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 | Σ | 19 | 10 | 20 | 10 | - | 1 | 60 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×3 CH×6 CI×1 CL×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×14 DI×7 |
| E | ED×1 EK×1 EL×2 |
| H | HE×5 HI×4 |
| I | IC×1 ID×2 |
| K | KE×1 KI×4 |
| L | LE×2 LI×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CED×2 CEL×1 CHE×1 CHI×5 CIC×1 CLI×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×5 DEE×2 DEI×3 DEK×2 DEL×2 DIC×2 DID×2 DIE×1 DIK×1 DIL×1 |
| E | EDD×1 EKE×1 ELI×2 |
| H | HEC×1 HEE×3 HEL×1 HID×1 HIE×1 HIK×1 HIL×1 |
| I | ICE×1 IDL×2 |
| K | KEE×1 KIC×1 KID×2 KIL×1 |
| L | LED×1 LEE×1 LIC×1 LID×1 LIE×1 LIK×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| ch....... † | CH9 | Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless. |
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| ce.... | CE6 | Containing cells; cellular. |
| ch..... | CH7 | Having a pattern of checks; checkered. |
| ch... | CH5 | To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. |
| ch.... | CH6 | simple past tense and past participle of chide |
| ch... | CH5 | A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority). |
| ch..... | CH7 | Cooled. |
| ci..... | CI7 | Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish. |
| cl..... | CL7 | Alternative spelling of clichéd |
| cl..... | CL7 | past participle of click |
| de.... | DE6 | to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decide |
| de.. | DE4 | Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deck |
| de.... | DE6 | A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper. |
| de.. | DE4 | An action or act; something that is done. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deed |
| de... | DE5 | To remove the ice from something. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deice |
| de..... | DE7 | The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter. |
| de.. | DE4 | A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman. |
| de... | DE5 | simple past tense and past participle of deke |
| de.. | DE4 | A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving. |
| de.. | DE4 | A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep. |
| di.. | DI4 | Gaming with one or more dice. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dice |
| di.... | DI6 | In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of diddle |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc. |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ek.. | EK4 | simple past tense and past participle of eke |
| el... | EL5 | To leave out or omit (something). |
| el.... | EL6 | simple past tense and past participle of elide |
| he..... | HE7 | simple past tense and past participle of heckle |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heel |
| he.. | HE4 | simple past tense and past participle of hold |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | simple past tense and past participle of hie |
| hi... | HI5 | simple past tense and past participle of hike |
| hi.... | HI6 | simple past tense and past participle of hill |
| ic.. | IC4 | With ice added. |
| id.. | ID4 | Empty, vacant. |
| id... | ID5 | simple past tense and past participle of idle |
| ke.... | KE6 | simple past tense and past participle of keel |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kick |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kid |
| ki.... | KI6 | A child. |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kill |
| le.. | LE4 | A man; a person. |
| le..... | LE7 | simple past tense and past participle of leech |
| li.... | LI6 | simple past tense and past participle of lick |
| li.... | LI6 | simple past tense and past participle of lid |
| li.. | LI4 | An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano. |
| li... | LI5 | simple past tense and past participle of like |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- childlike† (CH9)
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- celled (CE6)
- checked (CH7)
- chide (CH5)
- chided (CH6)
- child (CH5)
- chilled (CH7)
- cichlid (CI7)
- cliched (CL7)
- clicked (CL7)
- decide (DE6)
- decided (DE7)
- deck (DE4)
- decked (DE6)
- deckle (DE6)
- deed (DE4)
- deeded (DE6)
- deice (DE5)
- deiced (DE6)
- deicide (DE7)
- deke (DE4)
- deked (DE5)
- deli (DE4)
- dell (DE4)
- dice (DI4)
- diced (DI5)
- diddle (DI6)
- diddled (DI7)
- died (DI4)
- dike (DI4)
- dill (DI4)
- eddied (ED6)
- eked (EK4)
- elide (EL5)
- elided (EL6)
- heckled (HE7)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- heeled (HE6)
- held (HE4)
- hide (HI4)
- hied (HI4)
- hiked (HI5)
- hilled (HI6)
- iced (IC4)
- idle (ID4)
- idled (ID5)
- keeled (KE6)
- kicked (KI6)
- kidded (KI6)
- kiddie (KI6)
- killed (KI6)
- lede (LE4)
- leeched (LE7)
- licked (LI6)
- lidded (LI6)
- lied (LI4)
- liked (LI5)
Answer Definitions
- childlike† (adjective): Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- celled (adjective): Containing cells; cellular.
- checked (adjective): Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
- chide (verb): To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
- chided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chide
- child (noun): A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
- chilled (adjective): Cooled.
- cichlid (noun): Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.
- cliched (adjective): Alternative spelling of clichéd
- clicked (verb): past participle of click
- decide (verb): to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
- decided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decide
- deck (noun): Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
- decked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deck
- deckle (noun): A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
- deed (noun): An action or act; something that is done.
- deeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deed
- deice (verb): To remove the ice from something.
- deiced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deice
- deicide (noun): The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter.
- deke (noun): A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
- deked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deke
- deli (noun): A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
- dell (noun): A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep.
- dice (noun): Gaming with one or more dice.
- diced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dice
- diddle (noun): In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
- diddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diddle
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- dike (noun): Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc.
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- eked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eke
- elide (verb): To leave out or omit (something).
- elided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elide
- heckled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heckle
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- heeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heel
- held (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hold
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hie
- hiked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hike
- hilled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hill
- iced (adjective): With ice added.
- idle (adjective): Empty, vacant.
- idled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of idle
- keeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of keel
- kicked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kick
- kidded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kid
- kiddie (noun): A child.
- killed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kill
- lede (noun): A man; a person.
- leeched (verb): simple past tense and past participle of leech
- licked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lick
- lidded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lid
- lied (noun): An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
- liked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of like