April 22, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 22, 2023

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 22, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words46
Max Points145
Pangram1
Genius102

4 letter answers 27 words

EMITFILMITEMLIMELIMOLOOMMEETMELTMEMEMEMOMETEMIFFMILEMILLMIMEMITEMITTMOILMOLEMOLLMOLTMOOTMOTEOMITTEEMTIMETOME

5 letter answers 10 words

EMOTEFEMMELIMITMELEEMIMEOMOTELMOTETMOTIFMOTTOTOTEM

6 letter answers 6 words

METTLEMILLETMOTILEMOTTLEOMELETTOMTIT

8 letter answers 2 words

LIFETIMEOMELETTE

9 letter answers 1 word

LEITMOTIF

Common questions

How many answers in the April 22, 2023 Spelling Bee?

46 valid answers worth 145 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 102 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is LEITMOTIF. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is M. 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.