May 13, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 13, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 13, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words66
Max Points356
Pangrams2
Genius249
4 letter answers 14 words
ACEDACHEACNECALLCANECEDECELLCHADCLADCLANDACEEACHLACELECH
5 letter answers 17 words
ACHEDCACHECALLACANALCANEDCANNACEDEDCLADECLEANDACHADANCEDECALHENCELACEDLANCELEACHLEECH
6 letter answers 14 words
ACCEDECACHEDCALLEDCANCANCANCELCANDLECANNEDCELLEDCHANCECLENCHDANCEDDECADEENLACELANCED
7 letter answers 13 words
ACCEDEDCADENCECANDELACHALLAHCHANCEDCHANCELCHANNELCLEANEDENHANCEENLACEDLEACHEDLEECHEDNACELLE
8 letter answers 4 words
CANCELEDCLENCHEDENHANCEDHEADACHE
9 letter answers 4 words
CANCELLEDCHANNELEDDANCEHALLDECADENCE
Common questions
How many answers in the May 13, 2023 Spelling Bee?
66 valid answers worth 356 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 249 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CHANNELED, DANCEHALL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is C. 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.