May 4, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 4, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 4, 2023 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words62
Max Points416
Pangrams5
Genius291
4 letter answers 11 words
GHEEHEELHELLHIGHHILLHILTHINTNIGHTHEETHENTHIN
5 letter answers 16 words
EIGHTHENGEHINGELIGHTLITHENEIGHNIGHTNINTHTEETHTENTHTHIGHTHINETHINGTIGHTTILTHTITHE
6 letter answers 5 words
EIGHTHHEIGHTHEINIELENGTHTEETHE
7 letter answers 9 words
HEELINGHILLINGHINGINGHINTINGHITTINGLIGHTENNIGHTIETIGHTENTITHING
8 letter answers 7 words
EIGHTEENHEIGHTENLENGTHENLIGHTINGNEIGHINGTEETHINGTHINNING
9 letter answers 5 words
EIGHTIETHENLIGHTENHIGHLIGHTLIGHTNINGNINETIETH
10 letter answers 5 words
EIGHTEENTHLIGHTENINGNIGHTLIGHTNINETEENTHTIGHTENING
11 letter answers 2 words
HEIGHTENINGLENGTHENING
12 letter answers 2 words
ENLIGHTENINGHIGHLIGHTING
Common questions
How many answers in the May 4, 2023 Spelling Bee?
62 valid answers worth 416 points, including 5 pangrams. Genius requires 291 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ENLIGHTEN, ENLIGHTENING, LENGTHENING, LIGHTEN, LIGHTENING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is H. 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.