June 17, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — June 17, 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 June 17, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words57
Max Points284
Pangrams3
Genius199

4 letter answers 18 words

BEENBEETBENDBENTBODEBONDBONEBOOBBOONBOOTBOUTBUNTBUTTDEBTEBONNOOBOBOETUBE

5 letter answers 10 words

BENTOBODEDBONEDBOOEDBOUNDBUTTEDEBUTDOUBTEBBEDTUBED

6 letter answers 18 words

BEDDEDBOBBEDBONBONBONDEDBONNETBONOBOBOOBOOBOOTEDBOOTEEBOTNETBUDDEDBUNTEDBUTTEDBUTTONDEBONEDUBBEDUNBENDUNBENT

7 letter answers 5 words

BOUNDEDDEBONEDDEBUTEDDOUBTEDUNBOUND

8 letter answers 3 words

BUTTONEDOUTBOUNDUNBUTTON

9 letter answers 2 words

UNBOUNDEDUNDOUBTED

10 letter answers 1 word

UNBUTTONED

Common questions

How many answers in the June 17, 2023 Spelling Bee?

57 valid answers worth 284 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 199 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are BUTTONED, UNBUTTONED, UNDOUBTED. 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.