May 23, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 23, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 23, 2023 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words65
Max Points347
Pangrams3
Genius243
4 letter answers 16 words
ABLEBABABABEBAILBALEBALLBALMBEAMBELLBILEBILLBLABBLAMIAMBLAMBLIMB
5 letter answers 18 words
ABACIALIBIAMBLEAMEBABABELBELIEBELLEBIBLEBLAMECABALCABLECELEBCLIMBIAMBILABELLABIALIBELMAMBA
6 letter answers 15 words
AMEBAEAMEBICBABBLEBAILEEBECAMECABALACABBIEEMBALMEMBLEMIAMBICIMBIBELABIALLABILELIABLELIMBIC
7 letter answers 3 words
AMIABLEBACILLILIBELEE
8 letter answers 8 words
AMICABLEBIBLICALBILABIALBILLABLEBLAMABLECALLABLEIMBECILEMAILABLE
9 letter answers 5 words
BLAMEABLECLAIMABLECLIMBABLEIMBECILICMALLEABLE
Common questions
How many answers in the May 23, 2023 Spelling Bee?
65 valid answers worth 347 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 243 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are AMICABLE, CLAIMABLE, CLIMBABLE. 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.