May 3, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 3, 2023

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 3, 2023 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words56
Max Points245
Pangram1
Genius172

4 letter answers 19 words

AGOGALGAGAGAGAGEGALAGALEGALLGATEGAVEGELTGLEEGOALGOATLOGELOGOOGEEOGLETOGAVLOG

5 letter answers 13 words

AGATEAGAVEAGLETALGAEALGALEAGLEGAVELGELEEGLOATGLOVEGOTTALEGALVAGAL

6 letter answers 16 words

ALLEGEEAGLETGAGGLEGALOOTGAVAGEGELATOGEOTAGGOATEEGOGGLEGOOGLEGOOGOLLAVAGELEGATELEGATOLOVAGETOGGLE

7 letter answers 6 words

GALETTEGAVOTTEGLOTTALLEGATEEVEGETALVOLTAGE

8 letter answers 2 words

TOLLGATEVEGETATE

Common questions

How many answers in the May 3, 2023 Spelling Bee?

56 valid answers worth 245 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 172 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is G. 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.