August 12, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 12, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 12, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words47
Max Points164
Pangrams2
Genius115
4 letter answers 25 words
CELLCOMECOPEEPEEEPICLICELIMELOPEMEMEMEMOMICEMILEMIMEMOLEMOPEOLEOPEELPEEPPILEPIPEPLIEPOEMPOLEPOMEPOPE
5 letter answers 11 words
CELLICELLOCLIMEELOPEEMCEEIMPELMELEEMIMEOOLEICOLLIEPIECE
6 letter answers 8 words
COLLIECOMPELICICLEPEOPLEPIMPLEPOLICEPOMELOPOMMEL
7 letter answers 2 words
COMPILEPOLEMIC
8 letter answers 1 word
PELLICLE
Common questions
How many answers in the August 12, 2023 Spelling Bee?
47 valid answers worth 164 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 115 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are COMPILE, POLEMIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is E. 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.