February 11, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 11, 2023

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 11, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words42
Max Points203
Pangrams5
Genius142

4 letter answers 20 words

COMPCOOPCOPEEPEEMOPENOPEOPENPEENPEEPPENTPEONPOEMPOETPOMEPOMPPONEPOOPPOPETEMPTOPE

5 letter answers 6 words

COOPTPENCEPENNETEMPOTEMPTTEPEE

6 letter answers 6 words

MOPPETPENMENPOMPOMPOPPETPOTENTTEEPEE

7 letter answers 4 words

COMPETECOMPOTECONCEPTPONTOON

8 letter answers 2 words

CONTEMPTOPPONENT

9 letter answers 2 words

COMPETENTCOMPONENT

10 letter answers 2 words

COMPETENCENONCOMPETE

Common questions

How many answers in the February 11, 2023 Spelling Bee?

42 valid answers worth 203 points, including 5 pangrams. Genius requires 142 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are COMPETENCE, COMPETENT, COMPONENT, CONTEMPT, NONCOMPETE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is P. 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.