August 1, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 1, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 1, 2023 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words54
Max Points278
Pangrams2
Genius195

4 letter answers 13 words

CLUECUEDCULLDUDEDUELDULLDUNELIEULULLLULULUNENUDENULL

5 letter answers 13 words

CLUEDDEUCEDUDEDDUNCEEDUCEELUDEENDUEENNUILUCIDNUDIEUNCLEUNDIDUNDUE

6 letter answers 14 words

CUDDLECULLEDDEDUCEDELUDEDENUDEDUELEDDULLEDDUNNEDEDUCEDELUDEDENDUEDINDUCELULLEDNUCLEI

7 letter answers 11 words

CELLULECUDDLEDDEDUCEDDELUDEDDENUDEDINCLUDEINDUCEDLEUCINENUCLEICUNCEDEDUNLINED

8 letter answers 2 words

INCLUDEDUNNEEDED

9 letter answers 1 word

UNDECIDED

Common questions

How many answers in the August 1, 2023 Spelling Bee?

54 valid answers worth 278 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 195 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are INCLUDE, INCLUDED. 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.