Spelling Bee February 12, 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: I
Puzzle stats
Total words
53
Total points
247
Pangrams
2
Genius score
172
Center letter
I
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- HYACINTH
- HYACINTH
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
12 pts
5%
Good
19 pts
8%
Solid
37 pts
15%
Nice
61 pts
25%
Great
98 pts
40%
Amazing
123 pts
50%
Genius
172 pts
70%
Queen Bee
247 pts
100%
All accepted words
- acacia
- acai
- anti
- antic
- attain
- attic
- cacti
- cantina
- chai
- chain
- chia
- chianti
- chic
- chica
- chichi
- chin
- china
- chit
- chitchat
- chitin
- cinch
- city
- cynic
- hinny
- hint
- hitch
- hiya
- hyacinth
- hyacinth
- inanity
- incant
- inch
- intact
- itch
- itchy
- itty
- niacin
- ninny
- ninth
- tacit
- tactic
- tactician
- tahini
- taint
- tannic
- tannin
- thin
- tinct
- tinny
- tint
- tiny
- titan
- titanic
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, February 12, 2023 uses the seven letters A, C, H, I, N, T, Y, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 53 accepted words for a total of 247 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 172 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.