May 28, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 28, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 28, 2023 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words56
Max Points329
Pangrams4
Genius230
4 letter answers 15 words
DEFTDUFFFEEDFEETFENDFETEFEUDFIEFFIFEFINDFINEFUNDTEFFTIFFTUFT
5 letter answers 8 words
FEINTFETEDFETIDFIENDFIFEDFINEDUNFEDUNFIT
6 letter answers 13 words
DEFENDDEFIEDDEFINEDEFUNDEFFETEFENDEDFEUDEDFINITEFINNEDFITTEDFUNDEDTUFFETTUFTED
7 letter answers 6 words
DEFINEDDEIFIEDEDIFIEDFEINTEDFIFTEENUNIFIED
8 letter answers 7 words
DEFENDEDDEFINITEDEFUNDEDFINITUDEINFINITEUNFITTEDUNFUNDED
9 letter answers 2 words
DIFFIDENTUNDEFINED
10 letter answers 4 words
IDENTIFIEDINDEFINITEINFINITUDEUNDEFENDED
12 letter answers 1 word
UNIDENTIFIED
Common questions
How many answers in the May 28, 2023 Spelling Bee?
56 valid answers worth 329 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 230 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are FINITUDE, INFINITUDE, UNFITTED, UNIDENTIFIED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is F. 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.