January 14, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 14, 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 January 14, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words61
Max Points330
Pangrams2
Genius231

4 letter answers 14 words

ACIDARIDCARDDANGDARNDINGDRAGGIRDGRADGRIDNADARAIDRANDRIND

5 letter answers 11 words

ACRIDCANIDDINARDRAINGRANDGRINDNADIRNAIADRADARRADIIRIGID

6 letter answers 13 words

ACIDICADDINGAIDINGCANARDCANDIDCICADADARINGDICINGDININGINDICARADIANRANCIDRIDING

7 letter answers 16 words

ARCADIACADGINGCARDIACCARDINGDANCINGDARNINGDIGGINGDINGINGGADDINGGIRDINGGRADINGGRANDADINDICIARAIDINGRIDDINGRIDGING

8 letter answers 6 words

ARCADIANCARDIGANDRAGGINGDRAININGGRANDDADGRINDING

9 letter answers 1 word

CIRCADIAN

Common questions

How many answers in the January 14, 2023 Spelling Bee?

61 valid answers worth 330 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 231 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CARDIGAN, CARDING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is D. 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.