January 5, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 5, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 5, 2023 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words48
Max Points273
Pangrams4
Genius191
4 letter answers 15 words
FEELFELLFIEFFIFEFILEFILLFINEFLEEFLUEFUELFUGUFULLGUFFGULFLIFE
5 letter answers 7 words
ELFINFEIGNFLINGFLUFFFLUNGFUGUEFUNGI
6 letter answers 8 words
ENGULFFELINEFENNELFIFINGFILINGFININGFUNNELINFILL
7 letter answers 7 words
FEELINGFELLINGFILLINGFLEEINGFUELINGFULFILLGLEEFUL
8 letter answers 5 words
FEIGNINGFLINGINGFLUFFINGGUILEFULLIFELINE
9 letter answers 4 words
ENGULFINGFUNNELINGINFILLINGUNFEELING
10 letter answers 1 word
FULFILLING
12 letter answers 1 word
UNFULFILLING
Common questions
How many answers in the January 5, 2023 Spelling Bee?
48 valid answers worth 273 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 191 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ENGULFING, FUELING, FUNNELING, UNFEELING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is F. 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.