March 23, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 23, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for March 23, 2023 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words32
Max Points130
Pangram1
Genius91

4 letter answers 13 words

AFROFOALFOOLFORAFOULFOURLOAFLOLLORALOVALROARROLLROOF

5 letter answers 11 words

AFOULALOOFFARROFAVORFLOORFLORAFLOURFURORLOOFAOFFALVALOR

6 letter answers 4 words

AURORAFLAVORFLORALOVULAR

7 letter answers 2 words

AURORALFALLOFF

8 letter answers 1 word

FROUFROU

9 letter answers 1 word

FLAVORFUL

Common questions

How many answers in the March 23, 2023 Spelling Bee?

32 valid answers worth 130 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 91 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is FLAVORFUL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is O. 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.