October 14, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 14, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 14, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words58
Max Points252
Pangrams2
Genius176

4 letter answers 21 words

ACMEAMENBEAMCAMECAMIIAMBIMAMMACEMAIMMAINMAMAMANEMEANMEMEMICAMICEMIENMIMEMINEMININAME

5 letter answers 16 words

AMEBAANIMAANIMEEMCEEENEMAIAMBIMAMBAMAMMAMANIAMANICMANNAMECCAMIMICMINCEMINIMNIMBI

6 letter answers 15 words

AMEBAEAMEBICANEMIAANEMICBECAMECAIMANCINEMAIAMBICICEMANICEMENIMBIBEMANIACMEANIEMENACEMINIMA

7 letter answers 2 words

MINICABMINICAM

8 letter answers 3 words

AMBIANCEAMBIENCEEMINENCE

9 letter answers 1 word

IMMINENCE

Common questions

How many answers in the October 14, 2023 Spelling Bee?

58 valid answers worth 252 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 176 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are AMBIANCE, AMBIENCE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is M. 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.