Spelling Bee April 28, 2023 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: N
Puzzle stats
Total words
41
Total points
209
Pangrams
2
Genius score
146
Center letter
N
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- EXCITEMENT
- EXCITEMENT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
10 pts
5%
Good
16 pts
8%
Solid
31 pts
15%
Nice
52 pts
25%
Great
83 pts
40%
Amazing
104 pts
50%
Genius
146 pts
70%
Queen Bee
209 pts
100%
All accepted words
- cement
- cent
- eminence
- eminent
- entente
- entice
- enticement
- excitement
- excitement
- extent
- extinct
- icemen
- imminence
- imminent
- incite
- incitement
- innie
- intent
- mentee
- mien
- mince
- mine
- mini
- minim
- mint
- minx
- mitten
- nene
- next
- nice
- niece
- nine
- nineteen
- nite
- teen
- tenement
- tenet
- tent
- tinct
- tine
- tint
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, April 28, 2023 uses the seven letters C, E, I, M, N, T, X, with N as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 41 accepted words for a total of 209 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 146 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.