January 11, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 11, 2023

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

Words46
Max Points190
Pangram1
Genius133

4 letter answers 22 words

EMITITEMLIMELIMNLIMPMEETMELTMEMEMETEMIENMILEMILLMIMEMINEMINIMINTMITEMITTPIMPTEEMTEMPTIME

5 letter answers 6 words

IMPELLIMITMELEEMINIMTEMPITEMPT

6 letter answers 8 words

LIMPETMENTEEMETTLEMILLETMITTENPENMENPIMPLETEMPLE

7 letter answers 3 words

ELEMENTEMINENTLINEMEN

8 letter answers 4 words

IMMINENTLINIMENTTENEMENTTIMELINE

9 letter answers 1 word

IMPLEMENT

10 letter answers 1 word

IMPENITENT

11 letter answers 1 word

ENTITLEMENT

Common questions

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

46 valid answers worth 190 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 133 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is IMPLEMENT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is M. 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.