July 21, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 21, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for July 21, 2023 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words73
Max Points313
Pangrams2
Genius219

4 letter answers 25 words

AMMOANONARCOARMYCAMOCOCACOMACRAMCYANMAMAMANYMARMMAYOMOANMYNANAANNANANARCNARYORCARACYROAMROANROARYARN

5 letter answers 25 words

ACORNANNOYARMORAROMAARRAYCACAOCANNACANNYCANONCARNYCAROMCARRYCOCOACOMMAMACROMAMMAMANNAMANORMARRYMAYORMOMMAMORAYNANNYNARCORAYON

6 letter answers 16 words

ARCANAARMORYARROYOCANARYCANCANCANNONCANYONCAYMANCORONACRANNYCRAYONMACRONMAMMONMARACAMAROONRANCOR

7 letter answers 4 words

ACRONYMMACARONMAMMARYRACCOON

8 letter answers 2 words

CORONARYMACAROON

9 letter answers 1 word

MONOCRACY

Common questions

How many answers in the July 21, 2023 Spelling Bee?

73 valid answers worth 313 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 219 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are ACRONYM, MONOCRACY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is A. 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.