Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “A’____’ can be a number, or a finger.”, starting with the letters di.
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noun
- Any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0
- One of the elements that combine to form numbers in a system other than the decimal system
- The digits of a telephone number
"At the end of the meal, the pair discussed wanting to see the Dupont Underground art exhibit, and that's when Scott smoothly asked for her digits and said they should go."
- A unit of length based on the breadth of a finger and equal in English measure to 3/4 inch
- Any of the divisions in which the limbs of most vertebrates terminate, which are typically five in number but may be reduced (as in the horse), and which typically have a series of phalanges bearing a nail, claw, or hoof at the tip compare finger, toe
adjective
- Greater than or equal to 10 percent and less than 100 percent
"double-digit inflation"
noun
- Any of the digits of a number beginning with the digit farthest to the left that is not zero and ending with the last digit farthest to the right that is either not zero or that is a zero but is considered to be exact
adjective
- Having a number or percentage that is 9 or less
"a single-digit increase"
This clue was used on September 22, 2025.