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Spelling Bee August 11, 2023 answers

All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.

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Today's letter set · Center: I

D
I
L
Q
T
U
Y

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

29

accepted entries

Total points

159

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

4

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

111

70% of total

Center letter

I

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • ILLIQUIDITY
  • ILLIQUIDITY
  • LIQUIDITY
  • LIQUIDITY

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

3 pts

2%

Moving Up

7 pts

5%

Good

12 pts

8%

Solid

23 pts

15%

Nice

39 pts

25%

Great

63 pts

40%

Amazing

79 pts

50%

Genius

111 pts

70%

Queen Bee

159 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
D 4 words
  • diddly
  • dill
  • dilly
  • ditty
I 8 words
  • idly
  • idyl
  • idyll
  • illiquid
  • illiquidity
  • illiquidity
  • illy
  • itty
L 6 words
  • lilt
  • lily
  • liquid
  • liquidity
  • liquidity
  • liquidly
Q 5 words
  • quid
  • quiddity
  • quill
  • quilt
  • quit
T 5 words
  • tidily
  • tidy
  • till
  • tilt
  • tutti
U 1 word
  • utility

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, August 11, 2023 uses the seven letters D, I, L, Q, T, U, Y, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 29 accepted words for a total of 159 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 111 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.

This puzzle has 4 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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