Spelling Bee April 9, 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: A
Puzzle stats
Total words
46
Total points
203
Pangrams
2
Genius score
142
Center letter
A
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- TRAUMATIC
- TRAUMATIC
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
10 pts
5%
Good
16 pts
8%
Solid
30 pts
15%
Nice
50 pts
25%
Great
81 pts
40%
Amazing
101 pts
50%
Genius
142 pts
70%
Queen Bee
203 pts
100%
All accepted words
- acacia
- acai
- arctic
- aria
- arum
- atria
- atrium
- attar
- attic
- attract
- aura
- cacti
- cami
- carat
- cart
- cataract
- circa
- cram
- imam
- maim
- mama
- mamma
- maraca
- marm
- mart
- mica
- raita
- ratatat
- tacit
- tact
- tactic
- tamari
- tarmac
- tart
- tartar
- tatami
- taut
- tiara
- tract
- trait
- tram
- tramcar
- trauma
- traumatic
- traumatic
- umami
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, April 9, 2023 uses the seven letters A, C, I, M, R, T, U, with A as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 46 accepted words for a total of 203 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 142 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.