August 23, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 23, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 23, 2023 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words42
Max Points147
Pangram1
Genius103

4 letter answers 23 words

FALLFATEFEATFEELFEETFELLFELTFETAFETEFLAPFLATFLEAFLEEFLUEFUELFULLLEAFLEFTPELFPFFTPUFFTEFFTUFT

5 letter answers 7 words

FATALFAULTFELLAFETALFLEETFLUFFFLUTE

6 letter answers 4 words

EFFETEFETTLEFLAUTATUFFET

7 letter answers 6 words

ALFALFAFALAFELFATEFULFELLATELEAFLETTAFFETA

8 letter answers 2 words

FLATFEETPLATEFUL

Common questions

How many answers in the August 23, 2023 Spelling Bee?

42 valid answers worth 147 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 103 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is PLATEFUL. 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.