November 23, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — November 23, 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 November 23, 2023 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words74
Max Points462
Pangrams6
Genius323

4 letter answers 13 words

ACAIACNECANECANTCAPECENTCITEEPICNICEPACEPACTPICATACT

5 letter answers 15 words

ANTICAPACEATTICCACTICANNAENACTNIECEPANICPEACEPECANPENCEPIECETACETTACITTINCT

6 letter answers 21 words

ACACIAACCENTACCEPTACETICAPIECECANAPECANCANCANINECATNAPCATNIPENTICEINCANTINCITEINTACTIPECACNIACINPECTINPEPTICPICNICTACTICTANNIC

7 letter answers 12 words

ACETATEANCIENTCANTATACANTEENCANTINACAPTAINEPICENEPANACEAPENANCEPICANTEPICCATATITANIC

8 letter answers 4 words

CETACEANPANCETTAPATIENCEPITTANCE

9 letter answers 3 words

INCIPIENTPENITENCETACTICIAN

10 letter answers 4 words

ACCEPTANCEANTICIPANTANTICIPATEINCIPIENCE

11 letter answers 1 word

CAPACITANCE

12 letter answers 1 word

INCAPACITATE

Common questions

How many answers in the November 23, 2023 Spelling Bee?

74 valid answers worth 462 points, including 6 pangrams. Genius requires 323 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are ANTICIPATE, CAPACITANCE, INCAPACITATE, PATIENCE, PICANTE, PITTANCE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is C. 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.