January 5, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 5, 2023

Margaret Chen Verified

Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

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.