January 7, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 7, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 7, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words71
Max Points343
Pangram1
Genius240
4 letter answers 19 words
BELLBIDEBILEBILLBLEDBLOBBLOGBODEBOILBOLDBOLLBOLOBOOBGIBEGLIBGLOBLOBELOBOOBOE
5 letter answers 15 words
BEIGEBELIEBELLEBIBLEBIDEDBILGEBLEEDBLOODBODEDBOOEDEBBEDGIBEDGLOBELIBELLOBED
6 letter answers 21 words
BEDDEDBEGGEDBELIEDBELLEDBIGGIEBILLEDBOBBEDBOBBLEBODIEDBOGGEDBOGGLEBOILEDBOOBOOBOODLEBOOGIEDOOBIEEDIBLEGOBBLELIBIDOLOBBEDOBLIGE
7 letter answers 13 words
BELLIEDBLOBBEDBLOGGEDBLOODEDBOBBLEDBOGGLEDBOOGIEDGOBBLEDLEGIBLELIBELEDLIBELEELOBBIEDOBLIGED
8 letter answers 2 words
BLOODIEDELIGIBLE
9 letter answers 1 word
ILLEGIBLE
Common questions
How many answers in the January 7, 2023 Spelling Bee?
71 valid answers worth 343 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 240 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is OBLIGED. 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.