April 16, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 16, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 16, 2023 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words54
Max Points251
Pangrams3
Genius176
4 letter answers 21 words
ABUTALUMBEAUBLUEBULBBULLBUTTLUAULUBELULLLULULUTEMAULMULEMULLMUTEMUTTTAUTTUBATUBETUTU
5 letter answers 7 words
ALBUMBEAUTBUBBABUTTETUBALTULLETUTEE
6 letter answers 16 words
AMULETBATEAUBAUBLEBUBBLEBULLETBUMBLELUTEALMULLETMUMBLEMUTATEMUTUALMUUMUUTUBULETUMBLETUMULTUMLAUT
7 letter answers 4 words
EMULATEMUTABLETABLEAUULULATE
8 letter answers 4 words
AMBULATEBLUEBELLMALAMUTETABULATE
9 letter answers 2 words
AMBULETTEBUMBLEBEE
Common questions
How many answers in the April 16, 2023 Spelling Bee?
54 valid answers worth 251 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 176 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are AMBULATE, AMBULETTE, MUTABLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is U. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.