August 25, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 25, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 25, 2023 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words59
Max Points367
Pangrams4
Genius257

4 letter answers 11 words

BEENBEETBELLBELTBENTBILEBILLBITEBLINGIBEGLIB

5 letter answers 13 words

BEGETBEGINBEIGEBEINGBELIEBELLEBETELBIBLEBILGEBINGEBLINGBLINILIBEL

6 letter answers 10 words

BEETLEBENIGNBIGGIEBILLETBITINGBITTENEBBINGGIBINGGIBLETNIBBLE

7 letter answers 11 words

BEELINEBEGGINGBEIGNETBELLINGBELTINGBETTINGBILLINGBINGINGBINNINGLEGIBLELIBELEE

8 letter answers 6 words

BELITTLEBELTLINEBINGEINGELIGIBLELIBELINGNIBBLING

9 letter answers 4 words

BEGETTINGBEGINNINGBILLETINGILLEGIBLE

10 letter answers 3 words

BELITTLINGINELIGIBLENEGLIGIBLE

12 letter answers 1 word

INTELLIGIBLE

Common questions

How many answers in the August 25, 2023 Spelling Bee?

59 valid answers worth 367 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 257 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are BELITTLING, BELTING, BILLETING, INTELLIGIBLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. 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.