August 19, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 19, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 19, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words44
Max Points195
Pangrams2
Genius137
4 letter answers 18 words
FAILFALLFAMEFEELFELLFIEFFIFEFILEFILLFILMFINEFLANFLEAFLEELEAFLIFEMIFFNAIF
5 letter answers 7 words
ELFINFELLAFEMMEFINALFLAILFLAMEMAFIA
6 letter answers 10 words
AFLAMEFALLENFAMINEFELINEFEMALEFENNELFILIALFINALEFINIALINFILL
7 letter answers 4 words
ALFALFAFALAFELFLANNELINFLAME
8 letter answers 5 words
FAMILIALFEMININEFILENAMEFLIMFLAMLIFELINE
Common questions
How many answers in the August 19, 2023 Spelling Bee?
44 valid answers worth 195 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 137 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are FILENAME, INFLAME. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is F. 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.