May 18, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 18, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 18, 2023 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words49
Max Points272
Pangrams4
Genius190
4 letter answers 16 words
BILLBLINBLURBULBBULLBURLGILLGIRLGLIBGLUGGULLLULLLULULUNGNULLRILL
5 letter answers 4 words
BLINGBLINIBLURBGRILL
6 letter answers 8 words
BULGURGLUINGLININGLUBINGLUGINGLURINGRILINGRULING
7 letter answers 8 words
BILLINGBUGLINGBULGINGGILLINGGULLINGLUGGINGLULLINGLUNGING
8 letter answers 13 words
BLURRINGBUBBLINGBULLRINGBUNGLINGBURBLINGBURGLINGGIGGLINGGLUGGINGGRILLINGGURGLINGLINGUININIBBLINGNIGGLING
Common questions
How many answers in the May 18, 2023 Spelling Bee?
49 valid answers worth 272 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 190 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BLURRING, BULLRING, BURBLING, BURGLING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is L. 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.