February 17, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 17, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for February 17, 2023 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words55
Max Points276
Pangrams2
Genius193
4 letter answers 17 words
ABLEBABABABEBAILBALEBALLBANEBEANBEENBEEPBELLBILEBILLBLABBLINBLIPPLEB
5 letter answers 12 words
ALIBIBABELBANALBELIEBELLEBIBLEBLEEPBLINILABELLABIALIBELPLEBE
6 letter answers 11 words
BABBLEBAILEEBALEENBANANABEANIEENABLELABIALLABILELIABLENIBBLEPEBBLE
7 letter answers 6 words
BEELINEBIENNIABIPLANELIBELEEPINBALLPLIABLE
8 letter answers 7 words
BEANBALLBIENNIALBILABIALBILLABLEPALPABLEPEELABLEPLEBEIAN
10 letter answers 1 word
APPEALABLE
11 letter answers 1 word
INALIENABLE
Common questions
How many answers in the February 17, 2023 Spelling Bee?
55 valid answers worth 276 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 193 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BIPLANE, PLEBEIAN. 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.